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This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication & media studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Boston University has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Boston U also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. 7,057 of Boston U students are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report
Boston College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Boston College is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Northeastern also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Northeastern University Report
Emerson College landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Emerson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of Emerson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 889 students at Emerson are exclusively online. There are roughly 562 part time students in attendance at Emerson.
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University of Connecticut comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs. UCONN also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the New England Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. About 3,257 of the students at UCONN are attending part time.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Connecticut Report
Simmons University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Simmons is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 2,739 students at Simmons are exclusively online. About 2,902 of the students at Simmons are attending part time.
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Sacred Heart University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Sacred Heart is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,774 students at Sacred Heart that take at least one class online. 2,334 students are part time.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UNH is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. 1,355 students are part time.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report
Roger Williams University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.
The student loan default rate at RWU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,561 students at RWU that take at least one class online. About 539 of the students at RWU are attending part time.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Roger Williams University
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