2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,070 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at Clark

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University Communications Report

#3

Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts

$38,850 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Regis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Weston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis College also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis College are $38,850.

Full Regis College Communications Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $75-$110k)

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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