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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$35,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,076 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

Communication Sciences is the #41 most popular major in Massachusetts with 388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA
$10,586 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Worcester State are $10,586 a year.

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#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA
$10,732 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Bridgewater State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Massachusetts. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bridgewater State are $10,732 per year.

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$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Elms College

Chicopee, MA
$39,449 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elms College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Elms College are $39,449 a year.

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$13,392 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. 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.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network undergraduate students pay an average of $13,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Emerson undergraduate students pay an average of $51,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$83,176 Average Tuition & Fees

MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for communication sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MGH Institute of Health Professions are $83,176 per year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

Boston University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication sciences programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 103
Rhode Island 22
New Hampshire 32
Maine 17
Vermont 15

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Ghozt Tramp.

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