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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,449 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Media Studies is the #13 most popular major in Nevada with 367 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which master'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.

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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Media Studies

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nevada. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $6,290 per year.

UNR did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Nevada - Reno Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $6,607 per year.

UNLV also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada rankings.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 12,754
Washington 1,139
Oregon 416
Hawaii 265
Alaska 11

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 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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