2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general graphic communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general graphic 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The graphic communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DePaul University General Graphic Communications Report

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

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