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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 22,298 communication sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Emerson College to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the # 2 spot on the list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 93% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 7% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great place for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Communication Sciences at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 97% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 8% are male.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the New England Region . Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Women make up 97% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Sacred Heart University

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#8

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 3% are male.

Full Communication Sciences at Worcester State University Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

About 88% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 589
Connecticut 226
New Hampshire 82
Maine 44
Vermont 36
Rhode Island 95

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communication Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology 7,841
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 7,269
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 5,907
Audiology/Audiologist 1,032
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 249

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

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