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

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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 622 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 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.

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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$17,835 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Edinboro also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania are $17,835, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania

$13,862 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

Clarion University also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

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