2023 Best Value Journalism Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Journalism Master'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.
The Best Value Journalism Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 57 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found St. Bonaventure University to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Bonaventure.
St. Bonaventure graduate students pay an average of $15,192 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in the United States. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for journalism students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree journalism programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.
University of Iowa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree journalism programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 15% of our Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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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 25 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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