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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,234 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

With 75 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #21 most popular major in Wisconsin.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $12,175 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #2 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Wisconsin.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $9,307 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Marquette also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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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
Indiana 391
Ohio 199
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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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