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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$13,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

With 6,024 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #12 most popular major in Florida.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCF also is in the top 20% of our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Florida. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $6,693 per year.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

UF graduate students pay an average of $12,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UF also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pensacola.

UWF graduate students pay an average of $9,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNF are $10,364 a year.

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Florida International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.

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Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $11,553 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Florida State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Lynn 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lynn University Fighting Knights graduate students pay an average of $13,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U Miami are $41,036 per year.

U Miami also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
Mississippi 878
South Carolina 1,359
Virginia 2,555
Arkansas 946
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112
Tennessee 1,671
Louisiana 1,031

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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