2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in Virginia (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in arts and media management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great arts and media management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the arts and media management 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree media management students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in Virginia (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media management degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GMU Arts & Media Management Report

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,127 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s media management degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Shenandoah Arts & Media Management Report

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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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