2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New England region, there were 621 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and cost less that 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 New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree journalism students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the New England Region

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at Quinnipiac University

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern General Journalism Report

#3

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Emerson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754.

Read more about General Journalism at Emerson

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read full report on General Journalism at Boston University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism

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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