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2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor's

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In 2020-2021, 10,266 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 269 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 203 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication and media studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Brown University Communication & Media Studies Report

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. CCSU is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 30 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central Connecticut State University Communication & Media Studies Report

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. UBridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 20 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UBridgeport

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full University of Southern Maine Communication & Media Studies Report

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Michael’s is a small school located in Colchester, Vermont that handed out 19 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Saint Michael’s College

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Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Worcester State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Worcester State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Worcester State University

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Dean College
Franklin, Massachusetts

Dean College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Franklin, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Dean College

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University of Maine landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UMaine

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Fisher College
Boston, Massachusetts

Fisher College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Fisher College Communication & Media Studies Report

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Colby - Sawyer College
New London, New Hampshire

Colby - Sawyer College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s 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 7 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Colby - Sawyer College

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Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts

Western New England University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Western New England University is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Western New England

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full Saint Joseph’s Maine Communication & Media Studies Report

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full MIT Communication & Media Studies Report

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With a ranking of #13, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at SCSU

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Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Bentley University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Bentley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Bentley

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Hampshire College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.

Full Hampshire College Communication & Media Studies Report

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Northern Vermont University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 1 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Northern Vermont University

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New England College
Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at NEC

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Salem State Communication & Media Studies Report

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.

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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Suffolk

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Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts

Endicott College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Endicott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Endicott Communication & Media Studies Report

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Castleton University
Castleton, Vermont

Castleton University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full Castleton Communication & Media Studies Report

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

With a ranking of #20, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Quinnipiac

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Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

Emerson College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Emerson

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

Anna Maria College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Anna Maria College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paxton, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Anna Maria

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