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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,465 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in visual communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southeast Region

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 41 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree graphic arts students list, Liberty University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Liberty University

#2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. JBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JBU are $13,920, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual Communications at John Brown University

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual Communications at NC State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Visual Communications Report

#5

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville University landed the #5 spot on the list. JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

JU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JU are $14,742, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Jacksonville University

#6

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 88 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Full Sail University

#6 in overall quality

AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

International Fine Arts College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AI Miami International University of Art and Design are $23,799, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual Communications at International Fine Arts College

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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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