2023 Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region
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The Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region
Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best school in the New England Region for journalism students. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
After completing their degree, journalism graduates from Emerson carry an average student debtload of $25,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $888, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Boston U take out is $24,146. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $629, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
After completing their degree, journalism graduates from Quinnipiac carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
On average, journalism graduates from Northeastern take out $24,159 in student loans while working on their degree.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best journalism programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
While working on their degree, journalism majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $25,959 in student debt.
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University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
While working on their degree, journalism majors at UCONN accumulate an average of around $22,250 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $457.
Roger Williams University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region ranking. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.
Suffolk University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Suffolk take out is $26,000.
Keene State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Journalism Schools in the New England Region ranking. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.
Best Journalism Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 483 |
Connecticut | 129 |
New Hampshire | 2 |
Maine | 30 |
Rhode Island | 25 |
Vermont | 5 |
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Journalism Related Rankings by Major
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Majors Similar to Journalism
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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