2022 Best Value Colleges for Visual Communications in Massachusetts (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 67 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts graphic arts students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Visual Communications in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$18,503 Average Net Price

$45,763 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Dartmouth, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is $18,503 for Massachusetts Graphic Arts students with aid.

Read more about Visual Communications at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,093 Average Net Price

$57,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 ’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Schools in Massachusetts” list. It costs about $31,093 for Massachusetts Graphic Arts students with aid per year to attend Northeastern.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Visual Communications at Northeastern

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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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