2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Mississippi, there were 930 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,217 and $24,642 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Ole Miss

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 7 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Southern Miss

#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #3 spot on the list. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

MC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. 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 more about Communication & Journalism at Mississippi College

#4

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Jackson State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Jackson State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)

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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