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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

4 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, 124 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the most popular school in Maine for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

About 59% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 41% are male.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at University of Southern Maine take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,139.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern Maine Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

About 68% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 32% are male.

Communications majors at UMaine take out an average of $25,535 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Women make up 40% of the communications majors at the school.

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#4

Unity College

Unity, ME

Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote area of Unity, Unity is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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