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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,659 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#3

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in South Bend, Indiana, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree media studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Indiana University - South Bend has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - South Bend

#4

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. GSU is a small school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Governors State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#2 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Communication & Media Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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