2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 430 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,100 and $23,826 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio, television and digital communication 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 radio, television and digital communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,035 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 55 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

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#2

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

$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 Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (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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