2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,528 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree journalism students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#5 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #2 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at OHIO Athens

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at Iowa

#4

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Journalism at Mizzou

#5

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Read full report on Journalism at UMCP

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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