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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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 Hawaii, there were 292 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,638 and $21,202 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 266 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication and journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 154 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s list. University of Hawaii at Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s list. BYU - H is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laie, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brigham Young University - Hawaii Communication & Journalism Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #5 spot on the list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Chaminade University of Honolulu Communication & Journalism Report
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