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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,915 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,706 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $6,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, communications graduates from ENMU - Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $20,160.

ENMU - Main Campus also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 2 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,091
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325

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 2 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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