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

6 Ranked Colleges
122 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in Alabama

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Alabama, there were 921 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,390 and $26,097 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 122 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Alabama

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality
$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree communications students list, UA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality
$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$41,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956.

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#3

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama
#3 in overall quality
$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$34,704 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree communications students list, UAB has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
#5 in overall quality
$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree communications students list, USA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of South Alabama

#5

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama
#4 in overall quality
$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UAH

#6

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#6 in overall quality
$13,546 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of West Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Alabama ranking, coming in at #6. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 5 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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