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Media Schools in Boston

Boston, MA (population: 610,407) has eight media schools within its city limits. Boston University, the highest ranked school in the city with a media program, has a total student population of 31,960. It is the 32nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 5th highest in the state of Massachusetts (#1 is Harvard University).

Media students from Boston 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.

Boston lies in Suffolk county, which is one of the 12 counties in Massachusetts. Overall, the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy NECTA area has 1,685,900 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $28.04/hr average worker wage, and a $58,330 average annual salary.

Of the 8 media schools in Boston, only 4 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) for media students, with Bunker Hill Community College as the lowest, reported at only $7,745/yr.

Media Programs in Boston

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

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Simmons College

• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Suffolk University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of Massachusetts-Boston

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Bunker Hill Community College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

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See Also

• Media Information
• Salary Details for a Media Designer
• Online Media Schools
• Online Media Programs
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