2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism (Income $30-$48k)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 116 people earned their degree in photojournalism, making the major the 885th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in photojournalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photojournalism 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 photojournalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism (Income $30-$48k)

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s photojournalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #2 spot on the list. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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