2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Michigan, there were 242 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The communication arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

$24,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at Oakland University

#2

University of Michigan - Flint

Flint, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$18,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Flint, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Flint are $18,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at University of Michigan - Flint

#3

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WMU Communications Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k)

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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