2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and media studies was ranked #47 in the country. In fact 5,059 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wazzu also did well on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $30,567 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.
USC also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 509 |
| Washington | 62 |
| Oregon | 27 |
| Nevada | 18 |
| Hawaii | 21 |
| Alaska | 4 |
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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 4 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.
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