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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota

3 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master's in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Dakota, there were 107 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $28,416 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 sciences 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north dakota master’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota

#1

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k. Minot State University is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 28 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU are $9,936.

Full Minot State University Communication Sciences Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of North Dakota

#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 11 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861.

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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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  • *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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