2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 68,079 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 208 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,875 and $28,743 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 7 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at GWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,479 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 73 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at American 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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