2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Minnesota

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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

Across Minnesota, there were 205 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree media studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Saint Cloud State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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