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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region

33 Colleges
$36,662 Avg Salary
$26,011 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 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 & Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the communication and journalism 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. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great place for communication and journalism students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Emerson College

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Sacred Heart University

#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Quinnipiac University Report

#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#9

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region ranking. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 27 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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