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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,387 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,716 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 156 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #45 most popular major in the state.

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

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska 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.

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.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the best value school in Nebraska for communication and media studies students. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at UNOMAHA take out is $26,603.

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$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for communication and media studies students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $9,590 per year. After completing their degree, communications graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $21,725. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $328, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UNL also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great value for communication and media studies students. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year. Communications majors at Bellevue University take out an average of $26,083 in student loans while working on their egree.

Bellevue University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska list.

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#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE
$7,428 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSC are $7,428 per year. After completing their degree, communications graduates from WSC carry an average student debtload of $23,407.

WSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska list.

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$38,334 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nebraska Wesleyan University is a great value for communication and media studies students. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWU are $38,334 a year. After completing their degree, communications graduates from NWU carry an average student debtload of $26,741.

NWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska list.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE
$44,524 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year.

Creighton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nebraska list.

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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
Missouri 1,007
Minnesota 887
Kansas 490
Iowa 552
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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