2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The communication arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about Communications at North Dakota State University

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#5 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at WSU

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SLU Communications Report

#4

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$8,515 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 9 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drury University are $8,515, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Drury University

#5

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Bethel University Minnesota

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (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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