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

5 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,304 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNT General Journalism Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona General Journalism Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read full report on General Journalism at UT Austin

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Oklahoma

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor General Journalism Report

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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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