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2024 Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Idaho

5 Ranked Colleges
577 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho

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 in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,787 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, communication & media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 577 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,660 and $19,958 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in communication & media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & 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 & 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 in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Idaho

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 202 diplomas to qualified ’s communications students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our idaho communications students list, Boise State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boise State University is $16,153 for idaho communications students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Boise State

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 236 ’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

BYU - I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $6,698 for Idaho Communications students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU - I Communication & Media Studies Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s communications degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

U of I also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $13,964 for Idaho Communications students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Idaho

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 45 ’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” list. The yearly cost to attend ISU is $17,410 for idaho communications students.

Full Idaho State University Communication & Media Studies Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s communications students in 2020-2021.

NNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Nazarene University is $21,647 for idaho communications students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NNU Communication & Media Studies Report

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