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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 New York, there were 1,053 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 11 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hunter College Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Brooklyn College

#3

Queens College

Queens, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Queens College is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at QC

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Syracuse

#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the #5 spot on the list. Pace University is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

Pace University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Pace University

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rochester Institute of Technology Communication & Media Studies Report

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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%.

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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