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

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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 Kansas, there were 512 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,120 and $21,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Kansas State University

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt State are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Pitt State

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Wichita 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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