2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 354 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,967 and $25,697 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,221 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nevada master’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNLV has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

UNR also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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