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2023 Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$38,542 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate School for You

Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the #61 most popular major in the country with 17,669 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for digital communication students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Radio, Television & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the digital communication graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Radio, TV & Digital Communication

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for radio, television and digital communication students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value for radio, television and digital communication students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $32,332 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Ball State University Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for digital communication in the Great Lakes Region .

Full Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Northwestern University Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 per year.

Full Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Wayne State University Report

Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best radio, television and digital communication schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 305
Ohio 636
Illinois 883
Indiana 509
Wisconsin 73

Radio, Television & Digital Communication 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
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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