2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
Communication & Media Studies is the #47 most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the United States for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 per year.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Appalachian State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Appalachian State are $23,017 a year.
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Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
East Carolina University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.
Communication & Media Studies by Region
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Communication & Media Studies Related Majors for Communications
Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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).
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