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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$31,794 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,311 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Communication Sciences is the #47 most popular major in the country with 22,298 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication sciences 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 Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.

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#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bridgewater State are $11,397 per year.

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#3

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elms College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Elms College graduate students pay an average of $16,017 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Communication Sciences at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#5

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emerson are $31,910 per year.

Emerson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MGH Institute of Health Professions are $72,985 a year.

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#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 a year.

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Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCSU are $26,537 per year.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

URI graduate students pay an average of $29,774 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $32,809 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 589
Connecticut 226
New Hampshire 82
Maine 44
Rhode Island 95
Vermont 36

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Ghozt Tramp.

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