by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,903 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,647 and $26,809 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,447 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 79 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree communications students.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mitchell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 15 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region. UNH Manchester is a small public school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 14 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emmanuel College Massachusetts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 more about Communication & Media Studies at Emmanuel Boston
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Landmark College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region. Landmark College is located in Putney, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Curry College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Located in Milton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Stonehill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Easton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 44 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bridgewater State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Bridgewater State University is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Bridgewater State University
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. ECSU is a small school located in Willimantic, Connecticut that handed out 61 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Westfield State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Located in Westfield, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Gordon College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Gordon College
Pine Manor College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Pine Manor College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. WestConn is a small public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 60 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fairfield University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Fairfield University
Saint Anselm College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Saint Anselm College
Keene State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Keene State is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Keene State
Worcester State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester State University is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 62 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Eastern Nazarene College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Saint Michael’s College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Saint Michael’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colchester, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Dean College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Franklin, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Colby - Sawyer College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Colby - Sawyer is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, New Hampshire. It awarded 7 bachelors’s communications degrees 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 more about Communication & Media Studies at Colby - Sawyer
Boston University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 397 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 149 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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Boston College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 168 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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