If you pursue a bachelor's degree in
communication & media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 46 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for communication & media studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,447 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.
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The communications bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality communications program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 communication & media studies students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of communication & media studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
- 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.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for communication & media studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication & media studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communication & media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.
The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies.
10 Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Communications
University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the communication & media studies major at University of Massachusetts Amherst make $3,519 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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It's difficult to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.
Bachelor's recipients from the communication & media studies program at Northeastern University make $13,426 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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It is hard to beat Boston College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Bachelor's recipients from the communication & media studies degree program at Boston College make $13,914 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies needs to check out University of Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the communications program report average early career earnings of $35,353.
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Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.
Bachelor's recipients from the communication & media studies major at Boston University make $6,732 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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