2025 Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in communications, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 116 bachelor's degrees in communications to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on communications students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communications students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communications related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communications students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Communications Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communications in Connecticut

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for communications students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in Communication Arts

1

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

38 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Sacred Heart University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in communications. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Sacred Heart University

2

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT

58 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Eastern Connecticut State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in communications. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Eastern Connecticut State University

Best Communications Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	917
Rhode Island	307	51
Vermont	289	10
Maine	281	39
New Hampshire	276	18

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Communications Related Rankings by Major

Communications is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Communication Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	499
Communication & Media Studies	77
Other Communication & Media Studies	25

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.