2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 South Dakota, there were 175 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,400 and $24,333 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (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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