2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,983 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,873 and $26,636 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $75-$110k)

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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