Massachusetts contains 43 schools that offer broadcasting programs. Harvard University, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in MA, has a total student population of 27,651 and is the highest ranked school in America.
Of the 43 broadcasting schools in Massachusetts, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Simmons College comes out as the most expensive ($34,498/yr), with Massasoit Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,610/yr.
Broadcasting students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Massachusetts alone, there are 150 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $"*". Broadcast technicians in this state earn $41,480/yr and there are 520 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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