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2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s

10 Ranked Colleges
122 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value TV Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 TV Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,960 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 122 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio and television. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio and television programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree tv students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s TV students in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lindenwood University Radio & Television Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Radio & Television at UNT

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996.

Read more about Radio & Television at WIU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s TV degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree tv students list, UT Austin has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Radio & Television Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 masters’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Temple

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

San Francisco State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s TV degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Radio & Television at San Francisco State University

#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#10 in overall quality

Brooklyn College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s TV students in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Radio & Television at Brooklyn College

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s list. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s TV degrees to qualified students.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

Read more about Radio & Television at Drexel University

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s list. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 34 masters’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

Full Syracuse Radio & Television Report

#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s TV degrees to qualified students.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University Radio & Television Report

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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