2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 195th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 216 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,633 and $23,848 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree other communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mississippi College is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 4 masters’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

MC also made our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi College are $12,322.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Mississippi College

#2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 masters’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

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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