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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 269 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $9,167 for new england region media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $12,578 for New England Region Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMaine.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UMaine Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Connecticut State University is $13,248 for new england region media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Central Connecticut State University Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Worcester State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Worcester State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $14,181 for New England Region Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Worcester State.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Worcester State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Michael’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colchester, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Michael’s also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Michael’s College is $25,433 for New England Region Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Saint Michael’s College
Southern Connecticut State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Connecticut State University is $19,210 for new england region media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Southern Connecticut State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Fisher College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fisher College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fisher College is $18,693 for New England Region Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Fisher College
University of Bridgeport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UBridgeport, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Bridgeport is $23,330 for New England Region Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Bridgeport
Sacred Heart University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 23 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Sacred Heart is $35,484 for New England Region Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sacred Heart University
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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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