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2023 Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$24,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,770 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for digital communication students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the digital communication master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master's Degree Schools

#1

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Valparaiso University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for radio, television and digital communication students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern also made our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 15% of our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#9

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree radio, television and digital communication programs. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center.

Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $29,622 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree radio, television and digital communication programs. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best radio, television and digital communication colleges 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 11 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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