2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Francisco State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the Far Western US Region . CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 a year.
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University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USFCA also is in the top 20% of our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 per year.
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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.
UCSB graduate students pay an average of $28,683 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Jose State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.
San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 12,754 |
| Washington | 1,139 |
| Oregon | 416 |
| Nevada | 367 |
| Hawaii | 265 |
| Alaska | 11 |
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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 25 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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