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2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications 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 communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wake Forest University Communications Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at ETSU

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 14 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Communications Report

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens University of Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Queens, the school also landed the #2 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at Queens

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 Liberty University are $8,349.

Full Liberty University Communications 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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