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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 259 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Read more about General Journalism at Temple

#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$17,748 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point Park, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k)

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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