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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Arizona” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 2,114 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,964 and $25,972 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 280 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

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

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

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 120 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,808 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 25 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$36,848 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 12 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

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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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