2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Journalism (Other) is the 195th most popular major in the country with 1,253 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 61 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 11 masters’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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