2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
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In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,465 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree graphic arts students with aid.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Brown University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
JBU also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at JBU are $13,920, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Jacksonville University is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree graphic arts students with aid list, JU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville University are $14,742, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.
International Fine Arts College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AI Miami International University of Art and Design are $23,799.
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Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 41 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Liberty University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #8, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.
Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, 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%.
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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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