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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,528 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree journalism students with aid list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at Georgetown

#3

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Bonaventure University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Bonaventure, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Bonaventure did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Bonaventure University are $14,850, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Journalism at St. Bonaventure University

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Full Temple University General Journalism Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 8 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Morgan State General Journalism Report

#6

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Point Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Point Park is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Point Park also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at Point Park

#7

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, American University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at The American University

#8

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#5 in overall quality

Hofstra University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra University are $27,172.

Read full report on General Journalism at Hofstra University

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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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