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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,793 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

With 103 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #15 most popular major in Iowa.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism 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 & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

Check out the communication and journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best value school in Iowa for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

Drake graduate students pay an average of $11,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Drake also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #1.

Full Communication & Journalism at Drake University Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Iowa State University

#4

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dubuque helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $7,940 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Dubuque Report

#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNI are $10,569 a year.

UNI also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Northern Iowa

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 115
Missouri 209
Minnesota 151
North Dakota 11
Nebraska 102
South Dakota 23

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 5 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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