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

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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 Arkansas, there were 414 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,700 and $25,448 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies 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 Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, 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 $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• 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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