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

2 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in Nevada For Those Getting Aid

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 Nevada For Those Getting Aid” 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 Nevada, there were 354 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,967 and $25,697 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Nevada (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962.

Full UNLV Communication & Media Studies Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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