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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$47,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 337 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School

#1

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant University the best value school in Rhode Island for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Smithfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bryant are $47,720 per year.

Bryant did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list.

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

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 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
Vermont 60

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Communications

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 values are for the top school 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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