2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the communications graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

1 Graduate Certificates

$9,784 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Lindenwood University Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

1 Graduate Certificates

#25 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$25,007 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Kansas Report

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

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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.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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