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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,563 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 490 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kansas 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas

Check out the communications master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSU are $7,252 a year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Wichita State University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 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, KU is ranked #2 for overall quality for communications in Kansas.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.

K -State also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #1.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt State are $8,728 a year.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,007
Minnesota 887
Iowa 552
Nebraska 156
North Dakota 131
South Dakota 159

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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