by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,128 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,960 and had an average of $23,774 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 357 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,714 and $23,512 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism (other). That schools that top this list have a program in communication and journalism (other) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a public institution located in Bowie, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Bowie State University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at New York University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s other communications students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Marywood University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Marywood
Duquesne University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 1 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, American University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 0 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at The American University
Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communications degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #8, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Clarion University
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