2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 845 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,217 and $21,522 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 452 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent graphic communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the graphic communications 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 Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIT SUNY, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,644 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend FIT SUNY.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Adelphi, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic communication degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMGC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic communication degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NJIT is $19,960 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 Graphic Communications at New Jersey Institute of Technology
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Buffalo State landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k list, Buffalo State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Buffalo State is $16,464 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 14 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,991 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Morgan State University.
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Alfred State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Alfred, New York, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.
Alfred State also made our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $18,562 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Alfred State.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 45 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $28,684 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend RIT.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Graphic Communications Report
Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic communication degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.
Pratt Institute also took the #4 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pratt Institute is $46,795 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
School of Visual Arts landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. School of Visual Arts is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SVA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $44,526 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend School of Visual Arts.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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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