2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Sports Communication is the 654th most popular major in the country with 561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in sports communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sports communication 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 sports communication 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 Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Iona College

New Rochelle, New York

#2 in overall quality

$22,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iona College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s list. Located in New Rochelle, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iona College are $22,216.

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#3

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sports Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sports Communication at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#4

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$19,468 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sports Communication at Full Sail University

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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