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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,933 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,031 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

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

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $13,031 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana State University also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Louisiana. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UL Lafayette are $10,130 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Louisiana. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Southeastern graduate students pay an average of $8,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ULM are $9,777 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Louisiana Tech are $7,959 a year.

Louisiana Tech also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Louisiana Tech University

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
Florida 6,024
Virginia 2,555
Arkansas 946
Mississippi 878
South Carolina 1,359
Tennessee 1,671
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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