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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

9 Ranked Colleges
421 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master's in Ohio

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 Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Ohio, there were 935 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,140 and $36,828 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 421 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences 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 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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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree communication sciences students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 163 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 31 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Communication Sciences Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the #3 spot on the list. Berea, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Baldwin Wallace College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,191, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Baldwin Wallace University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 24 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication Sciences at OHIO Athens

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 51 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of Akron Main Campus

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kent State Communication Sciences Report

Miami University - Oxford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 26 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree communication sciences students list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Full Miami University - Oxford Communication Sciences Report

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Cleveland State University

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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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