2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 195th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 1 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,552 and $24,636 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The other 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 “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

#1

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$39,402 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 1 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sacred Heart University is $39,402 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Sacred Heart University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

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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