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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 187 people earned their degree in political communication, making the major the 923rd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 political communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in political communication. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their political communication program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 25 bachelors’s political communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s political communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s political communication degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Southern College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major list. Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s political communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major ranking. NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s political communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political communication degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s political communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Suffolk University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major ranking. Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wilmington College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major ranking. Wilmington College is located in Wilmington, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s political communication degrees to qualified students.
Juniata College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major ranking. Juniata is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Communication Major list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s political communication degrees to qualified students.
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