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2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
261 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the 71st most popular major in the country with 17,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,049 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,706 and $20,644 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in radio, television and digital communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio, television and digital communication programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s digital communication degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US 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 Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Berkeley Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 1 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree digital communication students whose families make $30-$48k list, UC Davis has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 40 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

Cal State East Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828.

Full Cal State East Bay Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

University of Oregon landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 10 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oregon Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#8

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

Academy of Art University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

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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%.

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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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