2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada

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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 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 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,221 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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