2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Graphic Communications is the 127th most popular major in the country with 7,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,413 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,256 and $31,761 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 122 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great graphic communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s graphic communication degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full George Mason University Graphic Communications Report

#2

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$38,975 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified masters’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at Savannah College of Art and Design

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $30-$48k)

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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