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.
Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Media Studies
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in Mississippi. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $8,445 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| 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 |
| 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.
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 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).
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