by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan” ranking.
Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 3,568 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,774 and $26,626 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,230 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication and journalism.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albion College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan. Albion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 36 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. RU is a small school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 23 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,174 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Michigan State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Lakes Christian College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Great Lakes Christian College is a small school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Great Lakes Christian College Communication & Journalism Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alma College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 285 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Central Michigan University
Grand Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 312 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Grand Valley State University
Hope College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Holland, Michigan, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Aquinas College Michigan ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Aquinas College Michigan Communication & Journalism Report
Cornerstone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 179 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Eastern Michigan University
Oakland University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 182 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Siena Heights University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #13. Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Olivet College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking. Olivet, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Western Michigan University
Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 at Calvin University
Saginaw Valley State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Saginaw Valley State University
Lawrence Technological University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 17 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kuyper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #20. Kuyper is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Kuyper College
Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #21. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 5 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Communication & Journalism Report
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #22. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 162 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #23. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Northern Michigan University
University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwood University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Michigan list. Midland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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