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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

60 Colleges
$19,957 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the communication and journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

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#2

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Bonaventure University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Saint Bonaventure.

St. Bonaventure graduate students pay an average of $15,192 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at St. Bonaventure University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Delaware Report

#4

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marist College is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marist are $15,760 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Marist College Report

#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at Villanova University Report

#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#8

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Maryland are $18,600 per year.

Loyola Maryland excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #2 for overall quality for communication and journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Communication & Journalism graduate students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA
12 Trinity Washington University Washington, DC

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Pennsylvania 367
Maryland 268
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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