2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k

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Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Indiana, there were 517 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies 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 and media studies 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 7 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Full IU Bloomington Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in South Bend, Indiana, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - South Bend did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - South Bend Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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