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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,863 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,716 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #79 most popular major in Nebraska with 12 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a .

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNL are $9,590 a year.

UNL also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #1.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $8,136 per year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Minnesota 70
Iowa 53
Kansas 40
North Dakota 11
South Dakota 22

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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