2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southwest Region

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 the Southwest Region” 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,738 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,835 and $21,613 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#5 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Journalism at UNT

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at UT Austin

#3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Journalism Report

#4

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,044 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 29 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at ASU - Tempe

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona 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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