2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communication & Media Studies
Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC are $27,111 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $20,024 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the United States. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,702 in tuition and fees each year.
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Communication & Media Studies Related Majors for Communications
Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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).
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