2023 Best Value Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You
Journalism is the #70 most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Journalism
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Majors Related to Journalism
Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Journalism
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 66,787 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
| Publishing | 336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.
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