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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the communication and journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 79% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 16% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 131 students majoring in communication and journalism at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#4

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in communication and journalism at Emerson, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the New England Region . Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Of the 57 students majoring in communication and journalism at Sacred Heart, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in communication and journalism at MIT, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #7, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#8

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Women make up 62% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Northeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#10

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Lasell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton.

Women make up 77% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

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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