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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

With 307 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #27 most popular major in Mississippi.

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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Mississippi

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

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

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

3 Master's Degrees

#6 in Quality in Mississippi

$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

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#2

Jackson State University

Jackson, MS

3 Master's Degrees

#9 in Quality in Mississippi

$8,445 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $8,445 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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Majors Related to Communications

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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