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Media Schools in Virginia

Virginia contains 21 schools that offer media programs. Virginia Commonwealth University, the highest-ranking media school in VA, has a total student population of 32,172 and is the 222nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 21 media schools in Virginia, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Washington comes out as the most expensive ($42,518/yr), with New River Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,925/yr.

Media students from Virginia schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the media schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from media, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Media Programs in Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Eastern Mennonite University

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Emory and Henry College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Shenandoah University

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Virginia State University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Pauls College

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Averett University

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Bridgewater College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Liberty University

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Springfield

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

National College-Salem

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institute of Washington

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Chantilly

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Richmond

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northern Virginia Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Stratford University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Highlands Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

New River Community College

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Westwood College-Annandale

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westwood College-Arlington Ballston

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Virginia Interesting Facts

• Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
• The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
• Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
• Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
• Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".

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See Also

• Media Information
• Salary Details for a Media Designer
• Online Media Schools
• Online Media Programs
• Online Media Courses

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