2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

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General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across West Virginia, there were 235 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism 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 general journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Journalism at Marshall University

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

WVU also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k)

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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