2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Idaho, there were 645 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,925 and $23,386 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Idaho

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Boise State University

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

ISU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at ISU

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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