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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

52 Colleges
$32,706 Avg Salary
$25,824 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best school in the New England Region for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Communications majors at Boston College take out an average of $15,683 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $609.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $602.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at Northeastern take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,241. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $388.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at Boston U accumulate an average of around $22,182 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $839.

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#5

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Smithfield.

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University of New Hampshire at Manchester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Manchester, UNH Manchester is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at UNH Manchester take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,327. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $398, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Stonehill College

Easton, MA

Stonehill College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Stonehill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

On average, communications graduates from UNH take out $24,327 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $398, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

Saint Anselm College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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#10

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,165
Connecticut 911
New Hampshire 287
Maine 124
Rhode Island 337
Vermont 60

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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