2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 239 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #15 most popular major in Delaware.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Delaware to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Communication & Media Studies

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

170 Bachelor's Degrees

#1 in Quality in Delaware

$15,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in Delaware for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UD are $15,020 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $801, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UD not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

1 Bachelor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in Delaware

$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in Delaware. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wilmington University also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Delaware State University

Dover, DE

56 Bachelor's Degrees

#4 in Quality in Delaware

$8,358 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Del State are $8,358 per year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at Del State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,836. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $500, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Del State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Majors Related to Communications

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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