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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 1,480 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,488 and $24,046 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,216 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Mitchell College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. Eastern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s 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 Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 383 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. Southern Connecticut State University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #8. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 74 students 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.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #10. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 & Journalism at Sacred Heart University
Albertus Magnus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #12. University of Bridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 20 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Bridgeport Communication & Journalism Report
With a ranking of #13, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of New Haven Communication & Journalism Report
Post University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Post University
University of Saint Joseph ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 0 bachelors’s communication and journalism 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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