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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

8 Ranked Colleges
244 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 471 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,750 and $39,260 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 244 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Massachusetts

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Worcester State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester State are $5,796, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication Sciences at UMass Amherst

#3

Elms College

Chicopee, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elms College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Elms College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elms College are $15,532.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Elms College

#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Bridgewater State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater State also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Emerson College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Emerson College

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #7. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 36 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Communication Sciences Report

#8

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts

MGH Institute of Health Professions came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MGH Institute of Health Professions did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MGH Institute of Health Professions are $69,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at MGH Institute of Health Professions

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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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