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

6 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Journalism (Other) is the 195th most popular major in the country with 1,253 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 297 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,608 and $29,473 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 167 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism (other) 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 communication and journalism (other) 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 Other Communications 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 Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. FDU is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 16 masters’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree other communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, FDU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bowie, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) 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 Bowie State University are $15,281.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communications degrees to 105 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Marywood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Marywood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) 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 Marywood are $11,438.

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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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