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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the New England Region

16 Ranked Colleges
533 Degrees Awarded
$56,902 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region

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In 2020-2021, 22,298 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,074 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,124 and $24,732 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 533 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in communication sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the New England Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MGH Institute of Health Professions. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region. 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 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at MGH Institute of Health Professions

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Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 148 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Emerson College Communication Sciences Report

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Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region. Worcester State is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 29 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Sciences at Worcester State

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Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elms College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Chicopee, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Elms College

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

Full SCSU Communication Sciences Report

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Sacred Heart

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Communication Sciences Report

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 32 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Communication Sciences Report

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Bridgewater State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 16 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Bridgewater State

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #11, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 22 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full University of Rhode Island Communication Sciences Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UVM Communication Sciences Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Boston University

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut Communication Sciences Report

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Northeastern

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