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2023 Best Value Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$35,710 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 13,552 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Journalism

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

Full Journalism at University of Nevada - Reno Report

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Journalism at University of Southern California Report

#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Academy of Art University graduate students pay an average of $28,496 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Journalism at Academy of Art University Report

Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best journalism colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,622
Washington 216
Oregon 155
Nevada 156
Hawaii 11
Alaska 19

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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