2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
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Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 4,194 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,091 and $26,230 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 352 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Boston University
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
UCONN also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Connecticut Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Rhode Island Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 4 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #5 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.
Clark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Fitchburg State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.
Fitchburg State also took the #13 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Fitchburg State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Fairfield University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 15 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
Fairfield U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Fairfield University Communication & Media Studies Report
Lasell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Newton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.
Lasell also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lasell are $10,960, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.
UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Hartford
Regis College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Regis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Weston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Regis College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis College are $38,850.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Regis College
Bryant University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bryant is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Bryant did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bryant University are $26,832.
Emerson College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Emerson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Emerson also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Sacred Heart University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Sacred Heart also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Sacred Heart University
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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%.
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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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