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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

3 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,336 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States.

Across Florida, there were 325 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism 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 general journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #2 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U Miami General Journalism Report

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 44 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468.

Read full report on General Journalism at Full Sail University

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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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