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2025 Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

4 Colleges in Massachusetts
556 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #36 in popularity, communications is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 556 bachelor's degrees in communications during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communications School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of communications for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in communications.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Communication Arts

1
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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in communications needs to check out Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Boston University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
297 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communications needs to look into University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of Massachusetts Amherst

3
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Lasell University
Newton, MA
32 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Lasell University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in communications. Located in the city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Lasell University

4
66 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts - Boston is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in communications. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of Massachusetts - Boston

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
Connecticut 341 123
Rhode Island 307 51
Vermont 289 10
Maine 281 39
New Hampshire 276 18

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 565
Other Communication & Media Studies 128
Communication & Media Studies 64

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