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

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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 Utah, there were 1,179 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,671 and $21,819 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree communications students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Utah

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 18 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full BYU Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$14,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Westminster College Utah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Westminster College Salt Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westminster College Utah are $14,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Westminster College Salt Lake

#3

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$19,022 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $19,022, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at WSU

#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

#4 in overall quality

$24,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,221 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Utah University Communication & Media Studies Report

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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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