2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 265 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,400 and $21,102 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii master’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Full UH Manoa Communication & Journalism Report

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Hawaii Pacific University

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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