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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Virginia

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full JMU Communication Sciences Report

#2

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

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 University are $13,134, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Hampton University

#3

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Radford Communication Sciences Report

#4

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 30 students 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 are $32,394.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of Virginia

#5

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Longwood is a small public school situated in Farmville, Virginia. It awarded 22 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Longwood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Longwood are $20,484, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Longwood Communication Sciences Report

#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

With a ranking of #6, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Old Dominion University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Old Dominion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Old Dominion University are $33,288.

Full Old Dominion University Communication Sciences Report

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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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