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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,357 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,362 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

With 50 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #55 most popular major in Louisiana.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana 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. 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 Louisiana

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

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in Louisiana for communication and media studies students. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year.

Louisiana State University also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 2 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

UL Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $10,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,058 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ULM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Louisiana list.

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$10,065 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Louisiana. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a year.

Louisiana Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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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
Georgia 62
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
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 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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