2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $30-$48k)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,029 people earned their degree in business/corporate communications, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, business/corporate communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,176 and had an average of $25,350 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in business/corporate communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business/corporate 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 business/corporate communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The business communications 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 Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools 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 Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree business communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Baruch College

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$20,880 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baruch College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 22 masters’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baruch, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baruch College are $20,880, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Baruch College

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marquette University Business/Corporate Communications Report

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Duquesne University

#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$21,605 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,984 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #4 spot on the list. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt also made our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Roosevelt University Business/Corporate Communications Report

#5

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree business communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, Emerson has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Emerson College

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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