Best Media programs in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment
All media and communication workers not listed.
28 schools in Massachusetts run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,054 people a year. The job pays a median of $63,940 in Massachusetts across about — jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Massachusetts (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Massachusetts page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 09.0101In Massachusetts → | 648 | 61.5% | 19 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 09.0702In Massachusetts → | 405 | 38.4% | 13 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 3 | CIP 10.0105In Massachusetts → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $24,790 | $13,494 |
Top 25 schools in Massachusetts
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 13 of the 28 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 202 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $55,162 | 91% | $21,126 | 16% |
| 2 | Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 129 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 117 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | $37,225 | 89% | $21,956 | 11% |
| 4 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 107 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $34,146 | 53% | — | 88% |
| 5 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 67 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $47,465 | 91% | $18,925 | 5% |
| 6 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 57 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 96% | $11,666 | 5% |
| 7 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 56 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 69% | — | 76% |
| 8 | Emerson College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 43 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $44,108 | 77% | $40,982 | 51% |
| 9 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $32,134 | 54% | — | 81% |
| 10 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 98% | $15,013 | 4% |
| 11 | Stonehill College Easton, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $37,543 | 76% | $24,000 | 66% |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 65% | — | 83% |
| 13 | Gordon College Wenham, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 69% | $23,077 | 69% |
| 14 | Clark University Worcester, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 77% | $23,332 | 40% |
| 15 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $38,636 | 68% | $29,723 | 76% |
| 16 | Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 13% | — | — |
| 17 | Regis College Weston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 72% | $26,647 | 70% |
| 18 | Bristol Community College Fall River, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 22% | — | — |
| 19 | Lasell University Newton, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $30,379 | 59% | $23,724 | 81% |
| 20 | Salem State University Salem, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $34,302 | 50% | — | 96% |
| 21 | Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 22% | — | — |
| 22 | Simmons University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $42,256 | 72% | $24,848 | 70% |
| 23 | Springfield College Springfield, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $30,607 | 74% | $26,290 | 72% |
| 24 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 7 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $30,662 | 55% | — | 87% |
| 25 | Endicott College Beverly, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 76% | $34,195 | 71% |
All 28 schools in Massachusetts
Every school in Massachusetts with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private not-for-profit | 202 | 1 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 129 | 2 |
| Boston University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 117 | 1 |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public | 107 | 1 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 67 | 2 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | 57 | 1 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | Public | 56 | 1 |
| Emerson College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 43 | 2 |
| Westfield State University | Westfield | Public | 31 | 1 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | 24 | 1 |
| Stonehill College | Easton | Private not-for-profit | 24 | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell | Public | 21 | 1 |
| Gordon College | Wenham | Private not-for-profit | 20 | 1 |
| Clark University | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | 18 | 1 |
| Emmanuel College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 18 | 1 |
What media and communication workers, all other earn in Massachusetts
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $73,620. Massachusetts pays below the national figure.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Media and Communication Workers, All Other page.
How to become a Media
- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Massachusetts
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 3 majors mapped to Media and Communication Workers, All Other3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 09.0101Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- 10.0105Communications Technology/Technician
Common questions
Answers for people weighing media and communication workers, all other programs in Massachusetts.
What degree do you need to become a Media?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Speech Communication and Rhetoric, which awarded 648 degrees in Massachusetts in 2024-25, 61.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Media?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Communication and Media Studies, Radio, Communications Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 1,054 people a year in Massachusetts.
How much do media and communication workers, all other earn in Massachusetts?+
The median is $63,940 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.1% below the U.S. median of $73,620. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for media and communication workers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +2.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Massachusetts?+
28 institutions in Massachusetts reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'Short-term on-the-job training' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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