2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Washington University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional journalism students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. GWU also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at GWU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. About 8,798 of the students at GWU are attending part time.
Full Journalism at George Washington University Report
Syracuse University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. There are roughly 3,491 part time students in attendance at Syracuse.
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Our rankings recognize University of Maryland - College Park as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park. UMCP not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 of UMCP students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American University. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. The American University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.9% of The American University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,283 students at The American University that take at least one class online. 3,612 students are part time.
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Hofstra University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead. Hofstra also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 1,868 students at Hofstra that take at least one class online. 1,466 of Hofstra students are attending part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All students are part time.
Full Journalism at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
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Stony Brook University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.0% of SUNY Stony Brook students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. About 4,151 of the students at SUNY Stony Brook are attending part time.
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.
About 1.9% of Ship students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 390 students at Ship are exclusively online. 1,063 students are part time.
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Duquesne University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
About 1.2% of Duquesne students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,731 students at Duquesne that take at least one class online. There are roughly 365 part time students in attendance at Duquesne.
Full Journalism at Duquesne University Report
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