2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

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Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,297 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 395 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 299 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and 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 other communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication and media studies programs and 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 other communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

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

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 271 diplomas to qualified masters’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Read full report on Other Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern California

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, California

#2 in overall quality

$55,011 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 28 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stanford University Other 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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