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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

With 159 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #15 most popular major in South Dakota.

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.

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 South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in South 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 South Dakota

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

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

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

4 Master's Degrees

#5 in Quality in South Dakota

$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $7,118 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, USD is ranked #5 for overall quality for communications in South Dakota.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of South Dakota

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

18 Master's Degrees

#4 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Communication & Media Studies at South Dakota State University Report

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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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