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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,658 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 58 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for communication and media studies students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $10,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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$7,730 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Wisconsin. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $7,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for communication and media studies students. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI
$45,766 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for communication and media studies students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Wisconsin list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 163
Illinois 270
Ohio 100
Indiana 304

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 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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