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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a .

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $8,737 per year.

UNR did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nevada list.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Nevada - Reno Report

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $8,737 per year.

UNLV not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nevada list.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 509
Washington 62
Oregon 27
Hawaii 21
Alaska 4

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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