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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communications is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,166 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,538 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communications.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Middle Atlantic Region

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, La Salle University landed the #1 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full La Salle University Communications Report

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Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pratt Institute Communications Report

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marist College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Marist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 153 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Marist College Communications Report

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communications at Cornell University

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full George Washington University Communications Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 0 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Communications at SUNY Stony Brook

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