2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

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General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 151 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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