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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$13,126 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,820 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #36 most popular major in Florida with 381 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Florida 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.

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 Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$6,368 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCF also did well on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$4,879 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $4,879 per year.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UF is ranked #1 for overall quality for communications in Florida.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Florida. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida list.

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$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIU are $6,565 a year.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL
$54,760 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Miami ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U Miami are $54,760 a year.

U Miami also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Florida list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Georgia 62
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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