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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Media Studies is the #19 most popular major in Missouri with 1,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCM are $9,156 a year.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SLU is ranked #5 for overall quality for communications in Missouri.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 887
Kansas 490
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.

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 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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