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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$11,933 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Journalism is the #20 most popular major in Missouri with 209 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $11,255 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Missouri. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCM are $9,156 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Central Missouri Report

#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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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
Minnesota 151
Iowa 103
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 7 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.

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