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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

57 Colleges
$33,594 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 120,571 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree 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 57 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the communication and journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the best value school in the New England Region for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network undergraduate students pay an average of $13,392 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Online are $13,365 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Worcester State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $16,666 per year.

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#5

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Westfield are $17,219 a year.

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#6

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bridgewater State are $16,872 a year.

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#7

Husson University

Bangor, ME

With a ranking of #7, Husson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Husson are $19,790 per year.

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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 journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNH Manchester is a fairly small public school located in the city of Manchester.

UNH Manchester undergraduate students pay an average of $33,985 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Keene State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Keene State is a small public school located in the distant town of Keene.

Keene State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,994 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fitchburg State are $16,735 per year.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,039
Maine 241
Rhode Island 548
Massachusetts 3,623
Connecticut 1,467
Vermont 146

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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