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2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,804 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications 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 communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216.

Read more about Communications at Wake Forest University

#2

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at East Tennessee State University

#3

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Bob Jones University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#5

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens University of Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 38 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Queens has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens University of Charlotte are $14,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at Queens University of Charlotte

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best 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 more about Communications at Liberty University

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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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