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2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
261 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio, television and digital communication 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 radio, television and digital communication program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree digital communication students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Far Western US Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 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 UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 7 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #4 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 San Francisco State University are $17,944.

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#8 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the #4 spot on the list. Hayward, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s digital communication degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 58 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 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 California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

University of Oregon landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

Academy of Art University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s digital communication degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 40 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 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 USC are $48,715.

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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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