2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies
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Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9,341 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 187 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 199 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
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Out of the 187 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 48 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USD is $18,555 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Dakota Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.
Winona State excels when it comes to media studies quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Winona State is $17,656 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Communication & Media Studies Report
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 77 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,423 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend SIUE.
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Bemidji State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $15,868 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
Full Bemidji State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Hunter College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Hunter College is $2,490 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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MSU Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Saint Cloud State University
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
Illinois State also took the #18 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,895 for bachelor’s degree media studies students per year to attend Illinois State University.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Illinois State
Florida International University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 245 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, FIU also did well on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 182 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also claimed a top spot on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $16,725 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Missouri State
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Kutztown University is $22,422 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Kutztown University
Nicholls State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
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East Central University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. ECU is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 19 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $10,334 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 152 students in 2019-2020.
UWM excels when it comes to media studies quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $17,876 for bachelor’s degree media studies students per year to attend UWM.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
With a ranking of #19, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend SHSU.
Full Sam Houston State University Communication & Media Studies Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 86 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Report
SUNY Oneonta came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Oneonta is a public institution located in Oneonta, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta excels when it comes to media studies quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at SUNY Oneonta
Worcester State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Worcester State is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 12 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Worcester State University is $19,492 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students.
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Wayne State College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,765 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend Wayne State College.
With a ranking of #23, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Lindenwood University
California State University - San Marcos ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. CSUSM is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 43 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students per year to attend CSUSM.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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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- *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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