2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,297 people earned their degree in other communication and media studies, making the major the 236th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 96 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 13 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The other communication and media studies 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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois”.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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

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

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Communication & Media Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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