by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 22,298 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 452 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,209 and $22,405 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 37 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication Sciences at North Carolina Central University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 27 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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