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2023 Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$21,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,283 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,128 people earned a degree or certificate in communication and journalism (other), making the major the #233 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for other communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master's Degree Schools

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the best value school for communication and journalism (other) students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gonzaga also did well on our Best Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Carroll University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at John Carroll are $16,082 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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#4

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism (other) schools in the United States. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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Universidad del Sagrado Corazon came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Santurce, Sagrado is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sagrado are $5,535 a year.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Duquesne is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism (other) programs. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 a year.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism (other) students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 15% of our Best Other Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Northeastern University

Communication & Journalism (Other) by Region

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New England
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Far Western US
Southwest
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Communication & Journalism (Other) is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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