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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,499 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,353 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a North Dakota college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Dakota 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 North Dakota

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

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

$10,401 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,401 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Dakota list.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$10,596 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Dakota list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $10,596 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UND did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Dakota list.

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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
Nebraska 12
South Dakota 22

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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