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Best Schools for Political Communication in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall political communication education in the New England Region.
Top Schools in Political Communication
Our analysis ranked Emerson College the best school in the country for a degree in political communication. Emerson College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. About 77% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 24 political communication students who graduated with this degree at Emerson College in the most recent data year. Political Communication graduates of Emerson College earn a median of $28,606 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $24,625 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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