2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,239 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 144 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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 Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hunter College is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Hunter also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Edinboro is a public institution located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Edinboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Edinboro are $17,835, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 73 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full American University Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #4 spot on the list. Queens College is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
Brooklyn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pace University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pace University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Drexel also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.
Syracuse also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.
With a ranking of #9, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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