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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$22,942 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,539 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

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

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

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Montclair State University

#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Monmouth are $29,290 a year.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Seton Hall also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Seton Hall University

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,218
New York 4,480
Maryland 1,274
District of Columbia 200
Delaware 239

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 3 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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