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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Connecticut, there were 226 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,495 and $23,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Connecticut” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree communication sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Connecticut list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Connecticut. Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 12 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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