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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in Montana For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Montana, there were 39 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,900 and $24,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent journalism programs, but they also 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 journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in Montana (With Aid)

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Read full report on Journalism at UM

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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