2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Appalachian State are $23,017 a year.
Appalachian State also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate 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 the Southeast Region . FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FAU are $18,482 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $28,657 per year.
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University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Auburn also did well on our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 795 |
| Virginia | 2,064 |
| North Carolina | 2,972 |
| Florida | 3,020 |
| Tennessee | 1,000 |
| Kentucky | 787 |
| South Carolina | 796 |
| Louisiana | 815 |
| Arkansas | 457 |
| Alabama | 968 |
| Mississippi | 307 |
| West Virginia | 214 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 8 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).
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