2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Oregon, there were 1,305 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,370 and $22,838 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism 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 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 Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree communication & journalism students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 54 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UO Communication & Journalism Report

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Portland State 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.

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