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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general journalism programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree journalism students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa General Journalism Report

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #4 spot on the list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 3 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMCP General Journalism Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Read more about General Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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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