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

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 378 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,886 and $32,654 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 communication sciences 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 Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k 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 school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 30 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences 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 James Madison University are $29,544.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences 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 Radford University are $21,382.

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#4

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Longwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Farmville, Virginia, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Longwood also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences 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 Longwood University are $20,484.

Full Longwood University Communication Sciences Report

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 31 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

Hampton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hampton University is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hampton, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hampton University are $13,134, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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