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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,234 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

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

With 1,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #11 most popular major in Wisconsin.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

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

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

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Whitewater to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Whitewater are $9,307 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $12,175 per year.

UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 3 spot on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UWM are $12,220 a year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Marquette is ranked #5 for overall quality for communications in Wisconsin.

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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
Ohio 2,149
Illinois 2,072
Indiana 1,600

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 4 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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