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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Virginia

7 Ranked Colleges
306 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master's in Virginia

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 “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 2,312 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 306 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #1 spot on the list. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

JMU also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 152 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” 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.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 6 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree communication & journalism students list, Regent has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Bridgewater College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Bridgewater, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater are $18,250.

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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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