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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$37,193 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,706 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont

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

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

#1

Castleton University

Castleton, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Castleton University the best value school in Vermont for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Castleton is a small public school located in the town of Castleton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Castleton are $13,078 a year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at Castleton take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,754.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Castleton University

#2

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

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 suburb of Colchester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Michael’s are $48,690 per year.

Saint Michael’s also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont rankings.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Saint Michael’s College Report

#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Norwich are $44,020 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Norwich is ranked #2 for overall quality for communications in Vermont.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Norwich University Report

#4

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Out of the 4 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Champlain are $42,984 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Champlain is ranked #5 for overall quality for communications in Vermont.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Champlain College

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,165
Connecticut 911
New Hampshire 287
Maine 124
Rhode Island 337

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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