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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,234 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

With 1,988 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #11 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $12,175 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $9,307 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $12,220 per year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Marquette also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.

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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
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Illinois 4,261

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 4 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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