2019 Most Affordable Online Master's in Communications
Online master's degrees in communications can be obtained affordably at any of these colleges and universities. The least expensive option is the Master of Arts in Communication at University of Central Missouri. Tuition for this program is only $5,227 per year. University of Northern Iowa, ranked #10, offers a MA in Communication Studies: Communication Education Emphasis, for $7,635. Bellevue University rounds out the list, ranking #25, and offers the most degree options in this discipline.
You can read more about our ranked schools below or browse our 2019 rankings of the most affordable online bachelor's in communications degrees. View our methodology or learn more about SR Education Group.
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- Annual Tuition: $5,227
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,202
- Example Classes:
Advanced Organizational Communication; Communication and Crisis in Organizations; International Communication: Global Marketing & PR; MA International Communication: Global Marketing & PR; MA Social Influence; Social Influence
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $5,525
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,222
- Example Classes:
Applied Communication Research Methods; Gender and Communication; Intercultural Communication Theory and Research; Nonverbal Communication; Persuasion; Quantitative Analysis in Communication Research
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $5,615
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,419
- Example Classes:
Communication and Social Change; Communication Research Methods; Directing for Television; Mass Media and Society; Race, National Identity and Media; Rhetoric and Popular Culture
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $6,171
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,973
- Example Classes:
Communication for Professionals; Communication Pedagogy; Communication Training and Development; Conflict Management; Desktop Publishing; Editing Technical Publications
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $6,304
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,100
- Example Classes:
Communication and Culture; Conflict and Negotiation; Group Leadership; Organizational and Interpersonal Communication; Qualitative Research Methods in Communication; Rhetoric and Political Discourse
Online Master's Degrees (3)
- Annual Tuition: $6,358
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 892
- Example Classes:
Advertising & Public Relations Strategies; Communication & Digital Culture; Critical Thinking and Listening; Family Communication; Health Communication; Intercultural Communication
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,056
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,684
- Example Classes:
International Media; Management Problems in Media; Media & Politics; Media & Society; Media Law & Ethics; Media Sales
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,214
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,654
- Example Classes:
Cross-Platform Campaigns; Cross-Platform Storytelling; Health Journalism; International Media; Mass Communications Teaching Methods; Media Administration and Management
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,327
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,280
- Example Classes:
Advanced Editing; Cultural Research Methods; Publications Management; Reading Theory and Document Design; Theory and Research in Professional Communication; Usability Studies and Human Factors in Professional Communication
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,635
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,801
- Example Classes:
Communication Research Methodology; Communication Theory; Critical and Cultural Studies in Communication; Critical Methods; Mass Communication Theory; Quantitative Methods
- Annual Tuition: $7,830
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 18,407
- Example Classes:
Crime and Violence in American Film; Cultural History of US Television: Theory and Method; Film and Television Genres: Sci-Fi; Hollywood Film Historiography; Los Angeles: Movies and Culture; Race and Gender in American Film
Online Master's Degrees (3)
- Annual Tuition: $7,950
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,417
- Example Classes:
Communication Research Methods; Digital Media and Communication; Organizational Communication and Culture; Presentational Speaking; Strategic Communication; Topics in Identity Management
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,115
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,924
- Example Classes:
Communication and Information Diffusion; Communication in Interpersonal Relationships; Communication in Social Conflict; Communication in Your Workplace: Strategies for Teachers and Administrators; Communicative Practices in Organizations; Consumer Issues in Telecommunication
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,160
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,535
- Example Classes:
Digital Strategic Communication; Financial and Budget Fundamentals for Communicators; Media Management for Strategic Communication; Risk Communication; Strategic Communication Writing; Strategic Planning for the Communication Professional
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,550
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,842
- Example Classes:
Interactive Media Management; Interactive Project Management; Intercultural Communication; Leadership Communication; Media Strategies; Strategic Communication Management
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,550
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 994
- Example Classes:
Advanced Public Speaking; American Popular Culture and Communication Technology; Bibliographic Research and Writing; Communication Theory; Crisis Communication; Qualitative Research Methods
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,730
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,238
- Example Classes:
Consumer Behavior and Brand Development; Creative Media Strategies & Techniques; Crisis Communication in Global Contexts; Persuasion for Professional Communicators; Professional Digital Content Promotion; Professional Marketing Communication Management and Campaigns
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,842
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,575
- Example Classes:
Advanced Family Communication; Advanced Interpersonal Communications; Comm Studies Methods & Research; Seminar In Family Communication; Seminar In Interpersonal Communication; Statistical Methods For Communications
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,572
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,365
- Example Classes:
Communication & Conflict; Communication Theories of Interpersonal Conflict; Conflict & Communication Context; Conflict Communication Research Methods; Gender Issues in Communication; Hypertext Theory and Design
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,890
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC ACCJC and WASC WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,873
- Example Classes:
Campaign & Program Management; Communication in Global Environment; Crisis Communications; Integrated Marketing Communication; Legal and Ethical Issues; Persuasion
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,900
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,341
- Example Classes:
Crisis Management; Integrated Marketing Communication; Managerial and Leadership Communication; Organizational Communication
Online Master's Degrees (5)
- Master of Arts in Communication Studies
- Master of Arts in Communication Studies - Integrated Marketing Communication
- Master of Arts in Communication Studies - Intercultural & International Communication
- Master of Arts in Communication Studies - Managerial & Leadership Communication
- Master of Arts in Communication Studies - Public Communication
- Annual Tuition: $9,900
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,658
- Example Classes:
Communication And Gender; Cross-Cultural Communication; Film Themes; Media Criticism And Theory; Research Methods for Professionals; Visual Culture
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 997
- Example Classes:
Cyber Cultures and Issues in Cyberspace; Documentary Film; Logic, Reasoning, and Persuasion; New Media; Philosophy of Communication; Politics and the News
Online Master's Degrees (1)
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- Annual Tuition: $10,080
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,370
- Example Classes:
Cross-Cultural Communication; Human Communication Perspectives; Leading Organizational Change; Measuring Leadership; Organizational Leadership; The Epistemology of Communication
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,350
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,342
- Example Classes:
Analyzing Anti-Americanism; Defining and Managing Requirements and Project Success; Democracy, Gender, and Reform Across the Middle East; Human Capital & Organizational Performance; Project Communications Management and Leadership; Project Management in Global and Virtual Workplaces
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