2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,475 people earned their degree in graphic communications, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,413 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,256 and $31,761 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 122 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality graphic communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 1 masters’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at GMU

#2

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$38,975 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified masters’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Graphic Communications at SCAD

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $0-$30k)

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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