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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$11,791 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

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

With 2,149 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #13 most popular major in Ohio.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

Ohio State also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in Ohio. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $9,831 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UDayton is ranked #4 for overall quality for communications in Ohio.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cleveland State University are $10,625 a year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Cleveland State University Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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University of Akron Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,789
Illinois 2,072
Indiana 1,600
Wisconsin 1,297

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 9 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.

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