2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,951 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.

Across Georgia, there were 174 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 16 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 8 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at VSU

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