2023 Best Value Business Communications Schools in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
90
Degrees Awarded
$34,500
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Communications Schools in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,029 people earned their degree in business/corporate communications, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, business/corporate communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,185 and had an average of $26,322 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 90 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,922 and $25,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Business Communications Schools in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in business/corporate communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business/corporate communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business/corporate communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The business communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Business Communications Schools in the New England Region”.
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Best Value Business Communications Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region business communications students.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is located in Standish, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s business communications degrees to qualified students.
Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s Maine is $27,595 for new england region business communications students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bentley University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s business communications degrees to qualified students.
Bentley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $41,334 for New England Region Business Communications students per year to attend Bentley University.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Bentley Business/Corporate Communications Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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