2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,297 people earned their degree in other communication and media studies, making the major the 236th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 240 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$19,267 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communication and media studies degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267.

Read full report on Other Communication & Media Studies at Fairfield University

#2

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communication and media studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emerson College Other Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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