The study of communications covers a broad range of skills that will enable you to communicate ideas and concepts to a mass audience. These ideas and concepts may be related to consumer products, corporate communications, music, theater, science, and politics as well as the delivery of all types of news.
The study of communications covers a broad range of skills that will enable you to communicate ideas and concepts to a mass audience. These ideas and concepts may be related to consumer products, corporate communications, music, theater, science, and politics, as well as the delivery of all types of news.
Some communications programs focus on the study of broad theoretical concepts like sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science, and public policy. They also involve the study of general skills in speech and rhetoric, as well as persuasion. These types of degrees can best be applied in advertising, public relations, and journalism.
Other communications programs focus on specific technical skills in mass communications, such as animation, digital media production, broadcasting, recording, and web technology.
There are communication degrees available at all levels, covering associate, bachelor's, and master’s degrees.
Communications Schools in Boston
Following are the Boston colleges with communications majors comparing cost, selectivity, size, location and degrees available. The colleges are listed by number of students attending, not rank. Please click on the name for more detailed information. Make sure to check out other great colleges in the Boston area with our matching tools.
School | Tuition | Selectivity | Size | Location | Communications Degrees - Popular Majors |
Boston Unversity | Popular: General Communications, Broadcasting, Journalism, Health Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, Digital |
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Harvard University | Popular: Journalism |
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Northeastern University | Popular: General Communications, Journalism, Digital/Multimedia |
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Boston College | Popular: Speech and rhetoric |
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Bunker Hill Community College | Popular: Speech and Rethoric, Multimedia |
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MIT | Popular: Digital, Multimedia, Journalism |
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Bridgewater State University | Popular: Speech and rhetoric |
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Tufts University | Popular: Health Communications |
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Salem State University | Popular: Public Relations, Journalism, Digital/Multimedia |
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Suffolk University | Popular: Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Speech and rhetoric, Multimedia |
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Framingham State University | Popular: Communications Technology |
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Bentley University | Popular: General Communications |
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Lesley University | Popular: Speech and rhetoric, Animation |
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Endicott College | Popular: General Communications |
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Simmons College | Popular: Speech and rhetoric |
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Emerson College | General Communications, Broadcasting, Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Speech and rhetoric, Political, Digital, Animation |
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Berklee College of Music | Popular: Recording Arts |
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Merrimack College | Popular: Journalism |
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Emmanuel College | Popular: Speech and rhetoric |
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Lasell College> | Popular: General Communications, Speech and Rethoric |
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Gordon College | Popular: Speech and Rethoric |
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Regis College | Popular: General Communications |
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Fisher College | Popular: General Communications |
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Eastern Nazarene College | Popular: General Communications, Journalism |
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Wheelock College | Popular: General Communications |
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Bay State College | Popular: Arts/Technology |
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Newbury College> | Popular: General Communications |
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Pine Manor College | Popular: General Communications |