2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast region, there were 3,034 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,329 and $25,516 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 209 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.
UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree journalism students list, UARK has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 14 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
UA Little Rock also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 16 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
West Virginia University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
WVU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Marshall University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162.
With a ranking of #10, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree journalism students list, UofSC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The University of Alabama landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 11 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #12, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 7 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.
Full Sail University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree journalism students list, Full Sail University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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