2024 Best Business/Corporate Communications Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in business/corporate communications. It is ranked #258 out of 343 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Business/Corporate Communications Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 master's degrees in business/corporate communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business/corporate communications students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business/corporate communications students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt business/corporate communications students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business/corporate communications related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business/corporate communications students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business/Corporate Communications Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Business/Corporate Communications in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in business/corporate communications.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Business Communications

1

Baruch College
New York, NY

25 Annual Graduates

$53,535 Median Starting Salary

Baruch College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in business/corporate communications. Baruch is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business communications program report average early career income of $53,535.

More information about a master’s in business/corporate communications from Baruch College

2

Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

2 Annual Graduates

Wilmington University is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in business/corporate communications. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of New Castle.More information about a master’s in business/corporate communications from Wilmington University

2

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

3 Annual Graduates

Duquesne University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business/corporate communications. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in business/corporate communications from Duquesne University

Best Business/Corporate Communications Colleges by State

Explore the best business/corporate communications schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	25
Pennsylvania	248	3
New Jersey	188	0
Delaware	109	2

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Business/Corporate Communications Related Rankings by Major

Business/Corporate Communications is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Business Communications Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Business/Corporate Communications	30

Majors Similar to Business Communications

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	18,581
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	7,985
Accounting	3,462
Human Resource Management	2,006
Finance & Financial Management	1,240
General Business/Commerce	806
Marketing	612
Real Estate	583
General Sales & Marketing	459
Taxation	393

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Joi Ito. More about our data sources and methodologies.