2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Far Western US Region

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” 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.

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” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree journalism students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Oregon

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 15 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at Academy of Art University

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 70 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 USC are $48,715.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Southern California

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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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