2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho master’s degree communications students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 Getting Aid. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

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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