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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$18,151 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 4,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and 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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at La Salle University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Ship graduate students pay an average of $11,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Villanova University

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at East Stroudsburg University are $11,868 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

With a ranking of #6, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $12,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUP are $12,618 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

Edinboro graduate students pay an average of $12,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Report

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Pennsylvania Report

#10

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Point Park graduate students pay an average of $17,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Point Park University

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,294
New York 9,731
Maryland 1,929
Delaware 271
District of Columbia 1,028

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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