2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
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Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the New England region, there were 319 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 238 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree media studies students.
Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the New England Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Worcester State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $19,492 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend Worcester State.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for new england region bachelor’s degree media studies students.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salem State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salem State is $18,399 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this fairly large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Connecticut State University is $16,158 for new england region bachelor’s degree media studies students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
SCSU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $20,763 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend Southern Connecticut State University.
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University of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
UMaine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend UMaine.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Fisher College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
Fisher College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fisher College is $22,204 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
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University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree media studies students list, UBridgeport has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,600 for new england region bachelor’s degree media studies students per year to attend University of Bridgeport.
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Saint Michael’s College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont. It awarded 22 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree media studies students list, Saint Michael’s has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $27,927 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend Saint Michael’s College.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Colby - Sawyer College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. New London, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree media studies students list, Colby - Sawyer has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $26,983 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend Colby - Sawyer College.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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
Footnotes
- *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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