2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 159 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,050 and $77,552 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 130 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in District of Columbia

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$18,608 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,722 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree communication sciences students list, University of the District of Columbia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,234 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 33 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,516 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 59 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,012 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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