2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region

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 the Far Western US Region” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 936 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree media studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 58 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wazzu

#2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Communication & Media Studies Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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