2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,821 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 15 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree media studies students list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree media studies students list, FIU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 141 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree media studies students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #7, Bridgewater College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Bridgewater, Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Bridgewater did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater are $18,250.
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Jackson State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 5 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Jackson State also took the #15 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Jackson State University Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #9, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree media studies students list, VSU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 17 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Middle Tennessee State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #12, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679.
Austin Peay State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Austin Peay State University also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Austin Peay State University Communication & Media Studies Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
UT Knoxville also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.
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- 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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- 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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