2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Fairfield U is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lasell University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.
Lasell graduate students pay an average of $11,268 in tuition and fees each year.
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 # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also is in the top 20% of our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.
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Bryant University 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. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bryant graduate students pay an average of $47,720 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bryant also did well on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $29,774 per year.
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Emerson College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Emerson graduate students pay an average of $31,910 in tuition and fees each year.
Emerson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
With a ranking of #9, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 a year.
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Clark University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clark are $47,730 per year.
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 245 |
| Connecticut | 46 |
| Rhode Island | 16 |
| Maine | 5 |
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Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Communications
| 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.
- 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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