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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,434 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #36 most popular major in Florida with 381 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

UCF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Central Florida

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 3 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 2 spot on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $6,693 per year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Florida Atlantic University Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 3 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.

UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Florida Report

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Georgia 62
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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