2024 Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Communications is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 95 bachelor's degrees in communications to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communications students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other communications students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communications related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communications students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communications in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in communications.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Communication Arts

1

The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ

85 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in communications needs to check out The College of New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from The College of New Jersey

2

Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ

10 Annual Graduates

Centenary University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in communications. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hackettstown.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Centenary University

Best Communications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Communications Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	1,077
Pennsylvania	698	284
Maryland	370	160
District of Columbia	226	40
Delaware	224	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Arts

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Communication Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	1,035
Other Communication & Media Studies	280

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.