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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$9,465 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 304 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Indiana to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for communication and media studies students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$8,857 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Indiana. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PFW are $8,857 a year.

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$7,734 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue Northwest are $7,734 a year.

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$7,827 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana University - South Bend are $7,827 per year.

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$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for communication and media studies students. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year.

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$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.

IU Bloomington also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana rankings.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

Ball State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication and media studies programs. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ball State are $10,290 a year.

Ball State also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana rankings.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN
$9,598 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana State are $9,598 per year.

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$9,509 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.

USI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 163
Illinois 270
Ohio 100
Wisconsin 58

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

Majors Similar 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 9 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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