2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York
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635
Bachelor's Degrees
$31,052
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Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 635 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, journalism is the #51 most popular major in New York. This means that 6.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking looked at 13 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 New York
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Syracuse University has taken the #1 spot in this year's journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse. Syracuse also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in New York list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. About 3,491 of the students at Syracuse are attending part time.
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Hofstra University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Hofstra also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in New York rankings.
About 1.0% of Hofstra students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,868 students take at least one class online at Hofstra. There are roughly 1,466 part time students in attendance at Hofstra.
Read full report on Journalism at Hofstra University
Our rankings recognize Stony Brook University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in New York list.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Stony Brook is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. 4,151 of SUNY Stony Brook students are attending part time.
Read full report on Journalism at Stony Brook University
SUNY Oswego earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY Oswego has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in New York ranking.
About 1.8% of SUNY Oswego students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,764 students at SUNY Oswego that take at least one class online. About 1,020 of the students at SUNY Oswego are attending part time.
Read full report on Journalism at SUNY Oswego
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University at Albany. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany. UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in New York list.
The student loan default rate at UAlbany is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,351 students take at least one class online at UAlbany. About 3,115 of the students at UAlbany are attending part time.
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The College at Brockport comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 2,318 students at SUNY Brockport that take at least one class online. 1,769 students are part time.
Read full report on Journalism at The College at Brockport
SUNY New Paltz landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY New Paltz has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in New York ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,808 students take at least one class online at SUNY New Paltz. There are roughly 1,022 part time students in attendance at SUNY New Paltz.
Full Journalism at SUNY New Paltz Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to St John's University - New York. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at STJ is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,681 students take at least one class online at STJ. 7,057 students are part time.
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Baruch College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a large student population. Baruch not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in New York list.
The student loan default rate at Baruch is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,840 students take at least one class online at Baruch. About 6,819 of the students at Baruch are attending part time.
Full Journalism at Baruch College Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY Plattsburgh. Located in the town of Plattsburgh, SUNY Plattsburgh is a public college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 2,633 students take at least one class online at SUNY Plattsburgh. 628 of SUNY Plattsburgh students are attending part time.
Full Journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh Report
