2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for communication and media studies students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Asbury University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmore.
Asbury undergraduate students pay an average of $32,652 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellarmine University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellarmine U are $44,620 per year.
Bellarmine U also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 54 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens University of Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Queens are $38,726 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NKU are $20,448 a year.
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Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $23,017 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Appalachian State also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Jackson State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication and media studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $12,698 per year.
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University of Arkansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $26,390 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UARK is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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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 25 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).
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