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

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In 2019-2020, 12,336 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at Temple University

#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$17,748 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 3 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k)

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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