Not in your target geographical area, but my thought upon reading what you’re looking for was Clark (in MA). They’re especially well-known for psychology (note every visitor to campus posting photos with the statue of Freud - Clark is the only US college where he visited and spoke)… and they’re also excellent for communications & film/tv - they have majors in both, and their screen studies major has a bigger production component than most, and tons of internship opportunities. They also have an accelerated 5-year bachelors/masters plan with a 50% tuition break for the 5th year, for students with a 3.4 or higher in undergrad. Clark is fairly generous with merit and could land within budget. No Greek life, friendly/supportive community. They’re a CTCL school, so I’d suggest reading their profile on that website, and looking at other CTCL schools as well: ctcl.org
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