2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Georgia

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 Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Georgia, there were 844 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,236 and $27,078 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Georgia”.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 21 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Full UGA Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,568 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Georgia State University

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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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