2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,183 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,977 and $21,822 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 110 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in journalism. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,485 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

Read full report on Journalism at UO

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,600 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at Academy of Art University

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,319 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read full report on Journalism at USC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism

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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