2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 3,020 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #16 most popular major in Florida.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Florida 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Florida State College at Jacksonville the best value school in Florida for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FSCJ are $2,657 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at FSCJ accumulate an average of around $28,100 in student debt.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FGCU are $6,118 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at FGCU accumulate an average of around $19,132 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $162.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.
UNF undergraduate students pay an average of $5,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at UNF take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,720. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $107.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Communications majors at UCF take out an average of $21,505 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UCF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in Florida. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $4,879 per year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at FAU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,975. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $96.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USF Tampa are $6,410 a year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at USF Tampa take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,616. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $181, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
USF Tampa also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIU are $6,565 a year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at FIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,385. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $59, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its great value ranking, FIU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
The University of West Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWF are $5,776 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at UWF accumulate an average of around $21,797 in student debt.
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Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Augustine.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Flagler St. Augustine are $21,140 per year.
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The University of Tampa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UT undergraduate students pay an average of $31,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at UT accumulate an average of around $22,619 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $537.
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 795 |
Virginia | 2,064 |
North Carolina | 2,972 |
Tennessee | 1,000 |
Kentucky | 787 |
South Carolina | 796 |
Louisiana | 815 |
Arkansas | 457 |
Alabama | 968 |
Mississippi | 307 |
West Virginia | 214 |
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Communication & Media Studies Related Majors for Communications
Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 18 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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