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2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,744 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Communications Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GWU Communications Report

#3

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canisius College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Canisius has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Canisius Communications Report

#4

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Salle University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. La Salle University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at La Salle, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communications 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 La Salle University are $26,250.

Full La Salle University Communications Report

#5

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marist, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist College are $15,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communications 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 Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226.

Full Pratt Institute - Main Communications Report

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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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