2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree media studies students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$17,835 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Edinboro, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Edinboro are $17,835, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Edinboro Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania

$13,862 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Clarion, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarion University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clarion University Communication & Media Studies Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Drexel University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

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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