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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,563 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #51 most popular major in Kansas with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas

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

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Media Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the best value school in Kansas for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wichita State University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

KU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.

K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt State are $8,728 a year.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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

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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