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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maine

4 Colleges
$32,923 Avg Salary
$39,229 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maine to see which programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maine.

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at University of Southern Maine take out is $23,251.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

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

On average, communications graduates from UMaine take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Maine Report

The excellent programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Maine. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

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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 college with a small student population.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Unity College Report

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 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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