by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 62,855 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, communication & media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. 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 Connecticut, there were 858 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,319 and $24,096 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 775 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,555 and $23,609 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication & media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree communications students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Mitchell College is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 13 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 70 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Communication & Media Studies at Western Connecticut State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 61 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Fairfield U
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a fairly large 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 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sacred Heart University
University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut ranking. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 239 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Connecticut Communication & Media Studies Report
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Southern Connecticut State University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Hartford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 27 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Albertus Magnus College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Albertus Magnus
University of Bridgeport ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 11 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Bridgeport
University of New Haven ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of New Haven
Central Connecticut State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 26 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 61 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Post University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #14. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Post University
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