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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut” ranking.
Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,787 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Connecticut, there were 911 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,319 and $25,667 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 819 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 14 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell College landed the #1 spot on the list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Mitchell College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 61 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Fairfield University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s communications 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Sacred Heart University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 284 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 50 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Albertus Magnus College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Albertus Magnus is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Albertus Magnus
University of Bridgeport landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut ranking. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 27 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of New Haven
With a ranking of #12, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #13. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Post University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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