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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 21,991 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 378 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,886 and $32,654 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication sciences 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.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 30 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

JMU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Radford is a fairly large public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 25 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Radford Communication Sciences Report

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #4 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Old Dominion Communication Sciences Report

#5

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Longwood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Longwood is a public institution located in Farmville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Longwood, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Longwood are $20,484, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Longwood University Communication Sciences Report

#6

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

With a ranking of #6, Hampton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Hampton also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hampton are $13,134, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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