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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

3 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 108 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,887 and $24,387 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The media studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Worcester State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. It costs about $16,781 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Worcester State University.

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#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. The yearly cost to attend Salem State University is $16,416 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fisher College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fisher College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fisher College is $20,237 for massachusetts bachelor’s degree media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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