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2024 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,374 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 217 other communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication & media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication & media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other communication & 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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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies in Pennsylvania

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s other communication and media studies students in 2020-2021.

IUP also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend IUP is $22,828 for Pennsylvania Other Communication and Media Studies students.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Other Communication & Media Studies Report

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. Point Park is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 ’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania other communication and media studies students list, Point Park has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Point Park is $21,600 for pennsylvania other communication and media studies students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumann University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s other communication and media studies students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania other communication and media studies students list, Neumann has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Neumann University is $27,871 for Pennsylvania Other Communication and Media Studies students.

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Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Chester, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s other communication and media studies students in 2020-2021.

Widener also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Widener University is $31,792 for pennsylvania other communication and media studies students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other communication and media studies degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.

UPenn also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $25,046 for pennsylvania other communication and media studies students per year to attend University of Pennsylvania.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Communication & Media Studies at UPenn

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