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

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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 Louisiana, there were 767 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,683 and $27,085 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana

$21,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. University of Louisiana at Monroe is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

ULM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree communications students with aid list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree communications students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, 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 (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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