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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications 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 Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marist College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Marist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marist also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist are $15,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Marist

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree communication arts students list, Cornell has also earned the #1 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 Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell Communications Report

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read full report on Communications at George Washington University

#4

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, La Salle University landed the #4 spot on the list. La Salle is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

La Salle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at La Salle are $26,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full La Salle University Communications Report

#5

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pratt Institute - Main is a small school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 9 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also took the #5 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 Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226.

Read full report on Communications at Pratt Institute

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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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