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2023 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #70 most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best school in the New England Region for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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#2

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, journalism majors at Emerson accumulate an average of around $23,353 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $888, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

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

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $629, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great place for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, journalism graduates from UMass Amherst carry an average student debtload of $23,215.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Journalism majors at UCONN take out an average of $20,597 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 $457.

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Roger Williams University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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#9

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#10

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Keene State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.

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Best Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 483
Connecticut 129
New Hampshire 2
Maine 30
Rhode Island 25
Vermont 5

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Jfurrer.

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