2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #45 most popular major in District of Columbia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

7 Degrees

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$57,984 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for communications in District of Columbia.

Full Communication & Media Studies at George Washington University Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

75 Degrees

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$51,334 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Communication & Media Studies at American University Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

6 Degrees

#6 in Quality in District of Columbia

$28,916 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year.

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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.

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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.

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