2022 Best Value Political Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Political Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Political Communication is the 896th most popular major in the country with 183 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 political communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political communication 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 political communication program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Political Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Communication (Income $0-$30k)

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Communication Schools for a Master’s 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 private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Communication at George Washington University

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 34 masters’s political communication degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Political Communication at The American University

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

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