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2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 68,079 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 9 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Alaska

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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