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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

13 Ranked Colleges
352 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 13 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.

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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 4 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #10 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Maine

#2

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Clark University is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 95 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

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 $75-$110k list. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #13. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012.

Full Fitchburg State University Communication & Media Studies Report

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full UCONN Communication & Media Studies Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree communications students whose families make $75-$110k list, Boston U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Boston U

#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Fairfield University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Fairfield U

#8

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts

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 $75-$110k ranking. Located in Newton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lasell, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lasell are $10,960.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Hartford

#10

Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts

Regis College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Regis College is a small school located in Weston, Massachusetts that handed out 14 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regis College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis College are $38,850, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Regis College Communication & Media Studies Report

#11

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Bryant University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bryant University 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.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree communications students whose families make $75-$110k list, Bryant has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bryant are $26,832.

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#12

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Emerson College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Emerson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emerson College Communication & Media Studies Report

#13

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

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 $75-$110k list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 24 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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