by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 62,855 communication & media studies students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In , communication & media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,194 and had an average of $23,803 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,513 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,647 and $25,129 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,072 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 79 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & media studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication & media studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree communications students.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mitchell College is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 13 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Mitchell College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire at Manchester landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire at Manchester is a small school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 16 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Emmanuel College Massachusetts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Landmark College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Landmark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Putney, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Curry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Milton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Stonehill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Stonehill College is located in Easton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Stonehill
With a ranking of #8, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 131 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Bridgewater State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Connecticut State University is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University
Westfield State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Westfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gordon College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 27 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Gordon College
Western Connecticut State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 54 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at WestConn
Fairfield University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, Saint Anselm College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at St. Anselm College
Keene State College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Keene State
With a ranking of #17, Worcester State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Worcester State University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Nazarene College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saint Michael’s College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Saint Michael’s College is located in Colchester, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Saint Michael’s College
Dean College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Franklin, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Dean College
University of Rhode Island landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 170 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Rhode Island Communication & Media Studies Report
Colby - Sawyer College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Colby - Sawyer College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, New Hampshire. It awarded 4 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Colby - Sawyer
Boston University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 134 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #24, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #25, Boston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 188 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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