2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You
With 1,149 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #19 most popular major in Utah.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Utah 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.
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.
Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Media Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 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, BYU is ranked #1 for overall quality for communications in Utah.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $8,068 per year.
U of U also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah rankings.
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Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
USU graduate students pay an average of $7,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
USU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSU are $8,647 a year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.
Southern Utah University graduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Westminster College Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Westminster College Salt Lake is ranked #3 for overall quality for communications in Utah.
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Request InformationBest Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,277 |
| Idaho | 565 |
| Montana | 60 |
| Wyoming | 87 |
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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 6 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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