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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$20,505 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,311 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Communication Sciences is the #56 most popular major in Michigan with 511 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication sciences 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.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication Sciences

#1

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Calvin University the best value school in Michigan for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Calvin graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Communication Sciences at Michigan State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in Michigan. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

GVSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Wayne State University Report

#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.

Andrews graduate students pay an average of $29,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 924
Illinois 860
Indiana 480
Wisconsin 585

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Ghozt Tramp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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