2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,035 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 109 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Full UNR General Journalism Report

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 16 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at UO

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California General Journalism Report

#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

Read full report on General Journalism at Academy of Art University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid)

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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