2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 District of Columbia” 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 District of Columbia, there were 151 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia”.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree journalism students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in District of Columbia

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about General Journalism at The American University

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree journalism students list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

Read full report on General Journalism at Georgetown 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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