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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

36 Colleges
5,518 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,194 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

For this year's Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication & journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication & journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the communication & journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying communication & journalism.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Boston U also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. 7,057 students are part time.

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Emerson College
Boston, MA

Emerson College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region ranking.

About 1.5% of Emerson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 889 of Emerson students are exclusively distance learners. 562 students are part time.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Emerson College

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Quinnipiac University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden. Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region list.

About 1.2% of Quinnipiac students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,129 students take at least one class online at Quinnipiac. There are roughly 1,458 part time students in attendance at Quinnipiac.

Full Communication & Journalism at Quinnipiac University Report

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Northeastern University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region list.

About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.

Full Communication & Journalism at Northeastern University Report

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCONN also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UCONN is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 of UCONN students are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population. UMass Amherst also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region rankings.

About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

About 2.0% of SNHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.

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Suffolk University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Suffolk excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region list.

The student loan default rate at Suffolk is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,746 students at Suffolk that take at least one class online. 1,259 students are part time.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Suffolk University

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region list.

About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 students are part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at URI is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,504 students at URI that take at least one class online. About 2,982 of the students at URI are attending part time.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Rhode Island Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students communication & journalism schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,729
New Hampshire 851
Vermont 136
Maine 172
Rhode Island 515
Connecticut 1,216

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