by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 4,925 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,479 and $25,837 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree communication & journalism students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Temple University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Pennsylvania. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
