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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
887 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,066 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,533 and $30,912 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 887 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 general education 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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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 133 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus General Education Report

#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 298 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU also made our “Best General Education 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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#3

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 57 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Radford, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Radford General Education Report

#4

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Longwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Farmville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

Longwood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Education 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 Longwood University are $20,484.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 107 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University General Education Report

#6

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

University of Mary Washington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UMW is a small public school situated in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It awarded 93 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary Washington are $21,030, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMW General Education Report

#7

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia

University of Lynchburg ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lynchburg also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lynchburg are $11,711, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

Shenandoah University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Shenandoah University is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Shenandoah University

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 97 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Liberty 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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