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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” 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 Connecticut, there were 77 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Media Studies Schools in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut media studies students with aid.
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 30 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our connecticut media studies students with aid list, CCSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Connecticut State University is $16,723 for connecticut media studies students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Connecticut” list. The estimated yearly cost for UBridgeport is $25,084 for Connecticut Media Studies students with aid.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Bridgeport
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Media Studies Schools in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Connecticut” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sacred Heart University is $42,431 for connecticut media studies students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sacred Heart University
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- 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%.
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- *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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