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2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

6 Ranked Colleges
186 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,814 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,678 and $28,507 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 186 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality
$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #1 spot on the list. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

JMU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality
$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$39,214 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 58 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#6 in overall quality
$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree communications students list, Regent has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia
#4 in overall quality
$18,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Bridgewater College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Located in Bridgewater, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater College are $18,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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