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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

2 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 373 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and 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 communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree media studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bridgewater is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgewater, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater are $18,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bridgewater College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full VCU Communication & Media Studies 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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