2023 Best Value Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest 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.
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 Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Journalism
Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin also made our Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor are $37,674 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Baylor is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 888 |
| Arizona | 362 |
| Oklahoma | 438 |
| New Mexico | 70 |
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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 6 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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