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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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 IU Bloomington

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 UWM are $25,295.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 1 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - South Bend did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275.

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

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Communication & Media Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#6

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Governors State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Governors State University is a small school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GSU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674.

Full GSU Communication & Media Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at OHIO Athens

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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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