2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 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” ranking, we looked at 7 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Bonaventure University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonaventure, New York. It awarded 42 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Bonaventure also took the #4 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 St. Bonaventure are $14,850.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 8 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State University are $17,339, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hofstra, the school also landed 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 are $27,172.
American University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Georgetown University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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