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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,059 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 61 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,300 and $38,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality arts and media management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,240 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s media management degrees to qualified students.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Arts & Media Management 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 GMU are $37,410.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at GMU

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,127 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Shenandoah University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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