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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. 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 UT Austin

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

Read more about General Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Iowa also made our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa General Journalism Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou General Journalism Report

#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #5 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s journalism degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMCP General Journalism Report

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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