2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 749 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
WSU also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University landed the #4 spot on the list. Drury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Drury University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drury University are $8,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Bethel University Minnesota also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.
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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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