2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Communication & Media Studies is the #48 most popular major in Vermont with 60 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Vermont 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.
Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Communication & Media Studies
Our analysis found Castleton University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Vermont. Castleton is a small public school located in the town of Castleton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Castleton are $13,078 per year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at Castleton take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,754.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Colchester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Michael’s are $48,690 a year.
Saint Michael’s not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list.
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Out of the 4 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Norwich are $44,020 a year.
Norwich also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Champlain are $42,984 per year.
Champlain not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list.
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Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 2,165 |
Connecticut | 911 |
New Hampshire | 287 |
Maine | 124 |
Rhode Island | 337 |
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Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Communications
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
Journalism | 13,552 |
Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
Publishing | 336 |
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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.
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