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Largest speech communication and rhetoric programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts speech communication and rhetoric programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 172 |
| 2 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | 110 |
| 3 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | 63 |
| 4 | Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 58 |
| 5 | Worcester State University | Worcester | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 6 | Emerson College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 41 |
| 7 | Stonehill College | Easton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 31 |
| 8 | Westfield State University | Westfield | Public, 4-year | 28 |
| 9 | Emmanuel College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 27 |
| 10 | Gordon College | Wenham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 11 | Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 12 | Bristol Community College | Fall River | Public, 2-year | 15 |
| 13 | Simmons University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 14 | Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 15 | Lasell University | Newton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 16 | Springfield College | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 17 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | 6 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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