2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You
With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the communications master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Asbury University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Wilmore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Asbury are $9,990 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellarmine U are $13,652 per year.
Bellarmine U also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Queens University of Charlotte is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Queens are $14,166 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.
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Jackson State University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 a year.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.
University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UARK is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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James Madison University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $29,746 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, JMU also did well on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 795 |
| Virginia | 2,064 |
| North Carolina | 2,972 |
| Florida | 3,020 |
| Tennessee | 1,000 |
| Kentucky | 787 |
| South Carolina | 796 |
| Louisiana | 815 |
| Arkansas | 457 |
| Alabama | 968 |
| Mississippi | 307 |
| West Virginia | 214 |
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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 27 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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