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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$19,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,153 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #43 most popular major in North Carolina with 144 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

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Queens University of Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Queens are $38,726 per year.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Wake Forest University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Forest University are $59,770 a year.

Wake Forest University also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina 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
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 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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