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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,022 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Journalism is the #14 most popular major in Minnesota with 1,434 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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. 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.

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

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

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

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Our analysis found Saint Cloud State University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Saint Cloud State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

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

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Minnesota State University - Mankato

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMN Twin Cities is ranked #2 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Minnesota.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,015
Iowa 1,231
South Dakota 203
Missouri 1,975
Nebraska 719
North Dakota 171

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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