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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 14 masters’s journalism degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona General Journalism Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin General Journalism Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students whose families make more than $110k list, UNT has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Oklahoma

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students whose families make more than $110k list, Baylor has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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