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

8 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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 Kentucky, there were 890 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,982 and $24,895 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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 Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our kentucky master’s degree communications students with aid list, Murray State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Louisville is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

UofL also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

Morehead State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

Bellarmine University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. Bellarmine U is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 5 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine U are $16,645, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bellarmine University Communication & Media Studies Report

#8

Asbury University

Wilmore, Kentucky

Asbury University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid ranking. Asbury University is a small school located in Wilmore, Kentucky that handed out 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Asbury, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Asbury are $9,990.

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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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