2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

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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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and 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 communication and 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 Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid. UAF is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 2 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Alaska Fairbanks

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

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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