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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$9,364 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You

With 391 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #14 most popular major in Indiana.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication and journalism 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. 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 & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the # 2 spot on the list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PFW are $6,552 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue Northwest are $6,303 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #4 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Indiana.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - South Bend is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

Indiana University - South Bend graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana State are $8,056 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Indiana State University Report

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.

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University of Southern Indiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USI are $10,384 a year.

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#10

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.

Valpo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 757
Ohio 199
Wisconsin 75
Michigan 298

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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