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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$47,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #47 most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#2

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bryant University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#5

Clark University

Worcester, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clark University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#7

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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#9

Lasell University

Newton, MA

With a ranking of #9, Lasell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 245
Connecticut 46
Rhode Island 16
Maine 5

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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