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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Kentucky

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master's in Kentucky

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Kentucky, there were 56 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Kentucky

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, 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%.

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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