2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 160 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,133 and $31,310 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree journalism students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in District of Columbia

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Journalism at American University

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgetown Journalism Report

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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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