2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 920 people earned their degree in broadcast journalism, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in broadcast journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent broadcast journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the broadcast journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The broadcast journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California Broadcast Journalism Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#1 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s broadcast journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Syracuse Broadcast Journalism Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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