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Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$9,364 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

With 2,714 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #11 most popular major in Indiana.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication and journalism 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.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Indiana. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

PFW graduate students pay an average of $6,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Indiana. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $6,303 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - South Bend is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

Indiana University - South Bend graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $10,144 per year.

Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #7, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana State are $8,056 a year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $10,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern Indiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USI are $10,384 a year.

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#10

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Illinois 4,261
Wisconsin 1,988

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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.

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