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

7 Ranked Colleges
181 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master's in Alabama

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking.

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 Alabama, there were 432 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,367 and $32,988 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 181 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking looked at 7 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Alabama

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
#4 in overall quality
$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$57,657 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 28 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality
$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$53,358 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality
$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 33 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

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#4

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama
#5 in overall quality
$26,532 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$52,464 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Montevallo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. This small school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 26 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Montevallo also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montevallo are $26,532.

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#5

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#2 in overall quality
$21,227 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Samford, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227.

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#6

Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama
#6 in overall quality
$11,850 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Faulkner University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Faulkner did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Faulkner University are $11,850, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama
#7 in overall quality
$21,574 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$50,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

Alabama A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

AAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AAMU are $21,574.

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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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