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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Kansas, there were 512 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,120 and $21,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 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.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

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

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt State are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Pittsburg State University

#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 9 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at WSU

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