2022 Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 974 communication management and strategic communications students received their degree, making the major the most popular in the country.

Across the Plains States region, there were 43 communication management and strategic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 communication management and strategic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication management and strategic communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication management and strategic communications 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 management and strategic communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The communication management and strategic 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 Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Management and Strategic Communications in the Plains States Region

#1

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s communication management and strategic communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree communication management and strategic communications students list, Concordia University, Saint Paul has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication Management and Strategic Communications at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s communication management and strategic communications students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Communication Management and Strategic Communications at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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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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