2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in New York

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 Master’s in New York” 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 New York, there were 1,200 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,822 and $27,051 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 359 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent journalism programs, but they also cost less that 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 New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in New York

#1

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, New York

#3 in overall quality

$14,850 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,490 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Bonaventure University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in New York list. St. Bonaventure University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonaventure, New York. It awarded 42 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Bonaventure also took the #3 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Bonaventure University are $14,850, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Journalism at St. Bonaventure

#2

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

#4 in overall quality

$27,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Hofstra is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hempstead, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #4 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra are $27,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Journalism at Hofstra

#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,729 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in New York. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 55 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at Syracuse

#4

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,833 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in New York. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 251 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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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