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2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Cornell

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU Communications Report

#3

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

Canisius also took the #0 spot 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.

Read full report on Communications at Canisius College

#4

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend La Salle University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

La Salle also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at La Salle University are $26,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at La Salle University

#5

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marist College landed the #5 spot on the list. Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

Marist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist College are $15,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Marist

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Pratt Institute - Main is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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%.

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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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