by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 12,001 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 1,344 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,158 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. That schools that top this list have a program in communications in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lasell University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region. Lasell is a small school located in Newton, Massachusetts that handed out 42 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communications at Eastern Connecticut State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pine Manor College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Pine Manor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 397 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 317 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rindge, New Hampshire. It awarded 16 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Sacred Heart University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communications at Sacred Heart University
With a ranking of #9, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. North Adams, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 full report on Communications at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
University of Maine landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 39 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 16 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Endicott College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Castleton University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Regis College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Regis College is a small school located in Weston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #17, Norwich University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Hampshire College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Hampshire College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Post University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Post University is a fairly large school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 8 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
New England College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. New England College is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
American International College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. AIC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Providence College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Providence College is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Clark University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 34 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Bennington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the New England Region list. Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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