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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,951 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.

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 Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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The media studies 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 Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$18,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bridgewater, Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies 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 Bridgewater are $18,250.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Bridgewater

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at VCU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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