2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You
Communication & Media Studies is the #47 most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Asbury University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Wilmore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Asbury are $9,990 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bellarmine U are $13,652 a year.
Bellarmine U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Queens University of Charlotte is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Queens graduate students pay an average of $14,166 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.
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Jackson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $9,445 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UARK is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #10, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $29,746 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 5% of our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Full Communication & Media Studies at James Madison University Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 211 |
| Florida | 381 |
| Georgia | 62 |
| North Carolina | 144 |
| Tennessee | 90 |
| Kentucky | 70 |
| Louisiana | 50 |
| Alabama | 111 |
| South Carolina | 28 |
| Mississippi | 13 |
| Arkansas | 16 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
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Majors Related to Communications
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 27 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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