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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,923 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 124 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 per year. While working on their degree, communications majors at University of Southern Maine accumulate an average of around $23,251 in student debt.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,986 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at UMaine take out is $26,000.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,165
Connecticut 911
New Hampshire 287
Rhode Island 337
Vermont 60

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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