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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$35,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 848 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual communications programs and cost less that 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 visual communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual Communications at Carnegie Mellon

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, GWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual Communications at University at Buffalo

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual Communications at Temple

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #5 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

MICA also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual Communications at Maryland Institute College of Art

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#3 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Pratt Institute - Main is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, 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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