2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Idaho, there were 645 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,925 and $23,386 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The communications 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 Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho master’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Idaho

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Boise State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566.

Full Boise State Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 7 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Idaho State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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