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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the communication and journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 79% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 16% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region 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.

Of the 131 students majoring in communication and journalism at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#4

Emerson College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in communication and journalism at Emerson, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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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 journalism students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Of the 57 students majoring in communication and journalism at Sacred Heart, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in communication and journalism at MIT, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#8

Clark University

Worcester, MA

With a ranking of #8, Clark University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Women make up 62% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Northeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#10

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Lasell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.

Women make up 77% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 819
Rhode Island 33
Connecticut 167
New Hampshire 187
Maine 25
Vermont 5

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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