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

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	73
Minnesota	70
Iowa	53
Kansas	40
Nebraska	12
North Dakota	11
South Dakota	22

Communication & Media Studies Related Majors for Communications

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

Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.