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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,312 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,127 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 62 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Georgia

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

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
$12,068 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best value school in Georgia for communication and media studies students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $12,068 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UGA is ranked #4 for overall quality for communications in Georgia.

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$6,583 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Georgia. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

VSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,583 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,286 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia State are $9,286 per year.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Florida 381
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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