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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges
$36,647 Avg Salary
$26,809 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies 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 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies 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. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in the New England Region for communication and media studies students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Clark University

Worcester, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clark University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#4

Lasell University

Newton, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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#6

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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#8

Regis College

Weston, MA

Regis College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

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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 18 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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