Mass Communication/ Media Studies Colleges

A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization.

Oakwood College

Huntsville, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,042 per year

Talladega College

Talladega, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,720 per year

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,218 per year

University of the Ozarks

Clarksville, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,740 per year

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 728 per year (In-State)
$ 5,348 per year (Out-of-State)

Chabot College

Hayward, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 754 per year (In-State)
$ 5,122 per year (Out-of-State)

Chapman University

Orange, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,050 per year

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 679 per year (In-State)
$ 3,761 per year (Out-of-State)

Colorado State University-Pueblo

Pueblo, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,903 per year (In-State)
$ 13,543 per year (Out-of-State)

Mesa State College

Grand Junction, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,359 per year (In-State)
$ 9,546 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 27,756 per year

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,200 per year

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,380 per year

Florida International University

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,147 per year (In-State)
$ 13,956 per year (Out-of-State)

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,970 per year

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,700 per year

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,147 per year (In-State)
$ 14,058 per year (Out-of-State)

Albany State University

Albany, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,450 per year

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,972 per year

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,460 per year

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,872 per year (In-State)
$ 7,408 per year (Out-of-State)

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 11,700 per year (Out-of-State)

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,280 per year

Greenville College

Greenville, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,142 per year

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,400 per year (In-State)
$ 11,280 per year (Out-of-State)

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,990 per year

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,650 per year

Anderson University

Anderson, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,900 per year

Indiana University-South Bend

South Bend, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,583 per year (In-State)
$ 12,002 per year (Out-of-State)

Saint Josephs College

Rensselaer, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,960 per year

Taylor University-Upland

Upland, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,520 per year

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,688 per year

Grand View College

Des Moines, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,570 per year

Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,990 per year

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,170 per year

Baker University College of Arts and Sciences

Baldwin City, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,100 per year

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,110 per year

Bethel College

North Newton, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,550 per year

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Olathe, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,754 per year

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 516 per year

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,232 per year

Louisiana College

Pineville, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,450 per year

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,981 per year

Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,550 per year (In-State)
$ 6,880 per year (Out-of-State)

Saint Josephs College

Standish, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,890 per year

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,520 per year (In-State)
$ 15,660 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,980 per year (In-State)
$ 13,800 per year (Out-of-State)

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,000 per year (In-State)
$ 13,250 per year (Out-of-State)

Towson University

Baltimore, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,180 per year (In-State)
$ 14,114 per year (Out-of-State)

Atlantic Union College

South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,600 per year

Bunker Hill Community College

Charlestown, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 576 per year (In-State)
$ 5,520 per year (Out-of-State)

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,690 per year

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,100 per year

Calvin College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,925 per year

Henry Ford Community College

Dearborn, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,368 per year (In-District)
$ 2,688 per year (In-State)
$ 2,880 per year (Out-of-State)

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,328 per year (In-State)
$ 9,072 per year (Out-of-State)

Rochester College

Rochester, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,120 per year

Augsburg College

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,460 per year

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,246 per year

Bethel University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,130 per year

Concordia University-Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,312 per year

Alcorn State University

Lorman, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,733 per year

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,964 per year (In-State)
$ 8,872 per year (Out-of-State)

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,400 per year

William Carey College

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,100 per year

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,000 per year

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,000 per year

Missouri Southern State University

Joplin, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,750 per year (In-State)
$ 7,500 per year (Out-of-State)

Missouri State University

Springfield, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,920 per year (In-State)
$ 9,840 per year (Out-of-State)

Montana State University-Billings

Billings, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,762 per year (In-State)
$ 8,144 per year (Out-of-State)

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,740 per year (In-State)
$ 2,610 per year (Out-of-State)

Doane College

Crete, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,186 per year

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,346 per year (In-State)
$ 4,692 per year (Out-of-State)

Colby-Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,700 per year

Franklin Pierce College

Rindge, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,100 per year

Franklin Pierce College-Graduate and Professional Studies

Rindge, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,460 per year

Union County College

Cranford, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,872 per year (In-District)
$ 3,744 per year (Out-of-District)

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,850 per year

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,500 per year

Iona College

New Rochelle, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,110 per year

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,194 per year

Barton College

Wilson, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,390 per year

Bennett College for Women

Greensboro, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,509 per year

Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,120 per year

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,950 per year

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,360 per year (In-State)
$ 11,641 per year (Out-of-State)

Baldwin-Wallace College

Berea, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,518 per year

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,877 per year

Mount Union College

Alliance, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,600 per year

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,810 per year (In-State)
$ 15,534 per year (Out-of-State)

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,253 per year (In-State)
$ 6,887 per year (Out-of-State)

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

Miami, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,419 per year (In-State)
$ 4,542 per year (Out-of-State)

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,486 per year

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,400 per year

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,365 per year

Linfield College

Mcminnville, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,790 per year

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,164 per year (In-State)
$ 15,996 per year (Out-of-State)

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,906 per year (In-State)
$ 12,266 per year (Out-of-State)

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,570 per year

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,200 per year

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,580 per year (In-State)
$ 11,160 per year (Out-of-State)

Benedict College

Columbia, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,576 per year

Claflin University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,206 per year

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,849 per year (In-State)
$ 11,698 per year (Out-of-State)

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,350 per year

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,444 per year (In-State)
$ 7,764 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,100 per year

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,443 per year (In-State)
$ 7,763 per year (Out-of-State)

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,678 per year (In-State)
$ 12,990 per year (Out-of-State)

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,360 per year

Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,500 per year

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,678 per year (In-State)
$ 12,990 per year (Out-of-State)

Huston-Tillotson University

Austin, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,870 per year

Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,200 per year (In-State)
$ 7,824 per year (Out-of-State)

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 960 per year (In-District)
$ 1,920 per year (In-State)
$ 3,840 per year (Out-of-State)

Odessa College

Odessa, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 888 per year (In-District)
$ 1,128 per year (In-State)
$ 1,588 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,628 per year (In-State)
$ 12,702 per year (Out-of-State)

Castleton State College

Castleton, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,312 per year (In-State)
$ 13,632 per year (Out-of-State)

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,660 per year

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,990 per year

Emory and Henry College

Emory, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,530 per year

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,012 per year (In-State)
$ 15,947 per year (Out-of-State)

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,317 per year (In-State)
$ 9,471 per year (Out-of-State)

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,905 per year

Walla Walla University

College Place, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,696 per year

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,077 per year (In-State)
$ 14,085 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,200 per year

Concordia University-Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,190 per year

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,414 per year (In-State)
$ 14,460 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,494 per year (In-State)
$ 18,246 per year (Out-of-State)

Laramie County Community College

Cheyenne, Wyoming
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,368 per year (In-State)
$ 4,128 per year (Out-of-State)