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. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 915 people earned their degree in communications technology, making the major the 281st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communications technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $21,549 and had an average of $15,650 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 95 communications technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,762 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 communications technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communications technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communications tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications tech degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Full East Stroudsburg University Communications Technology Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the #2 spot on the list. York is located in Jamaica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s communications tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lancaster Bible College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s communications tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communications Technology at Messiah University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #5 spot on the list. Villanova is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communications Technology at Villanova University
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