Ranked #67 in popularity, communications is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of communications. Combined, these schools handed out 806 degrees in communications to qualified students.
Your choice of communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Communications School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of communication arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good decision for students interested in a degree in communications. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 314 communications students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in communications has to check out Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 192 communications students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
Lasell University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in communications. Located in the small city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 65 communications students who graduated with this degree at Lasell in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts - Boston if you want to pursue a degree in communications. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 98 communications students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Communications School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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