2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in Virginia

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In 2019-2020, 41,970 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 1,213 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in speech communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent speech communication programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the speech communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree speech communication students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Speech Communication at James Madison University

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Speech Communication at Liberty University

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #3 spot on the list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Speech Communication at Regent

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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