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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,951 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 1,053 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hunter College is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

Hunter also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

QC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at QC

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Pace University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356.

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#2 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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