2023 Best Value Colleges for International & Intercultural Communication (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

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In 2020-2021, 256 people earned their degree in international and intercultural communication, making the major the 798th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 17 international and intercultural communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International and Intercultural Communication Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international and intercultural communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international and intercultural communication programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international and intercultural communication 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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Best Value International and Intercultural Communication Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International and Intercultural Communication Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for International & Intercultural Communication (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

1

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$22,576 Average Net Price

$45,763 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value International and Intercultural Communication Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 ’s international and intercultural communication degrees in 2020-2021.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International & Intercultural Communication Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UBridgeport is $22,576 for New England Region International and Intercultural Communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

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2

Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$28,457 Average Net Price

$51,597 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International and Intercultural Communication Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 ’s international and intercultural communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International & Intercultural Communication Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $28,457 for new england region international and intercultural communication students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Suffolk University.

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 International & Intercultural Communication at Suffolk

• Best Value Colleges for International & Intercultural Communication (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.