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2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s

7 Ranked Colleges
441 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master's

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 Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,156 people earned their degree in other journalism, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 441 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other 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 other 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s. San Juan, is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UPR Rio Piedras also made our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras are $3,620, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Journalism at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 49 masters’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Journalism at University of Georgia

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Journalism at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Journalism at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 28 masters’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other journalism students list, Syracuse has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Journalism at Syracuse University

#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 251 diplomas to qualified masters’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 47 masters’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other journalism students list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

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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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