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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

Communication & Media Studies is the #22 most popular major in North Dakota with 131 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Dakota 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, ND

3 Master's Degrees

#4 in Quality in North Dakota

$8,381 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in North Dakota for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $8,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

Full Communication & Media Studies at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

3 Master's Degrees

#3 in Quality in North Dakota

$13,217 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UND are $13,217 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UND is ranked #3 for overall quality for communications in North Dakota.

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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.

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