by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 116,994 people earned their degree in communication & journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In , communication & journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,306 and had an average of $24,240 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 1,427 communication & journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,488 and $23,548 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,119 communication & journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,555 and $23,609 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in communication & journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in communication & journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut”.
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 Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. Mitchell College is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 13 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Mitchell College
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 Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut. ECSU is a public institution located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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 Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. WestConn is a small public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 70 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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 Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to 166 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 331 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication & journalism students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Connecticut
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. SCSU is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 78 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Connecticut State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Central Connecticut State University
University of Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. University of Hartford is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hartford Communication & Journalism Report
Sacred Heart University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 82 bachelors’s communication & journalism 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Sacred Heart
With a ranking of #11, Albertus Magnus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 & Journalism at Albertus Magnus College
University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #12. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to 11 students 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 more about Communication & Journalism at University of Bridgeport
University of New Haven ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Communication & Journalism at University of New Haven
Post University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #14. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to qualified students.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 our data sources and methodologies
