Media and Communications BA, what are the best schools?

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<p>I’m looking for good Media and Communications programs, strong programs, for Undergrads. The areas I’m mostly looking into going to school for are Kansas City, Southern Florida, and New England. I live in Connecticut, and I plan on returning to live here after college and looking for work in either this state or Rhode Island. I can’t go to California for college, so unfortunately I can’t enroll in UC Berkeley’s lovely program.</p>

<p>Also…unless the school is very generous with financial aid, I can’t really go to a school that costs more than $35,000 a year, and when I say $35,000, I mean total cost, not just tuition. Southern Florida colleges I could be a little more lenient on with cost, because I could live with relatives and commute, but Kansas City area and New England area, I would need to live on campus.</p>

<p>So, what are some of the schools I should be looking into for these requirements? I’ve been trying to hunt around, but I’m just not sure. I seem to keep finding for-profit schools by accident, which I’ve been told I should steer way clear from, as employers seem to pretty much laugh in your face if they see your degree is from a fraudulent school.</p>

<p>Thank you!
~mieepp</p>

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<p>I am sure you will hear about schools such as BU, Emerson, and Quinnipiac. If you don’t need a “big name” and want the most bang for your buck - Fitchburg State University in Central Mass has a Phenomenal undergrad, grad and recently added CAGS in Communication with specialties in all areas of Media (Film, Video, Graphics,etc.)</p>

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But you need to run a finaid calculator with input from your parents to see what your family’s expected contribution is. If you don’t qualify for aid, you will probably need to focus on your in-state public schools as the private ones like Emerson, BU, Northeastern would be too expensive (all over 50K).</p>