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Media Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains 44 schools that offer media programs. Harvard University, the highest-ranking media school in MA, has a total student population of 27,651 and is the highest ranked school in America.

Of the 44 media 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 Middlesex Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,314/yr.

Media students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the media schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from media, 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.

Media Programs in Massachusetts

Harvard University

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Boston University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Northeastern University

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Emerson College

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Hampshire College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Gordon College

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Simmons College

• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Endicott College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lesley University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Fitchburg State College

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Suffolk University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Worcester State College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Eastern Nazarene College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Anna Maria College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

American International College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Mount Ida College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Bridgewater State College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Westfield State College

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Bard College at Simon's Rock

• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Merrimack College

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Mildred Elley

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Salem State College

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

The New England Institute of Art

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Western New England College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Woburn

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of Massachusetts-Boston

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Sullivan and Cogliano Training Center

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

ITT Technical Institute-Norwood

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pine Manor College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Newbury College-Brookline

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Massachusetts Bay Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Springfield Technical Community College

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

North Shore Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Bristol Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Mount Wachusett Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Bunker Hill Community College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Quinsigamond Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Middlesex Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Massasoit Community College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

Cape Cod Community College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Cambridge College

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

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See Also

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