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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$13,595 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 235 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at East Carolina University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Communication & Journalism at North Carolina State University Report

With a ranking of #7, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Queens graduate students pay an average of $14,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Elon are $18,828 a year.

Elon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Communication & Journalism at Elon University Report

#9

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wake Forest University are $39,240 a year.

Wake Forest University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
Virginia 380
Tennessee 105
Georgia 274
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 75
West Virginia 146
Kentucky 116
Arkansas 108
Alabama 218

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 9 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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