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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k)

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about General Journalism at Mizzou

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Journalism at UMCP

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s journalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree journalism students whose families make $48-$75k list, Iowa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Iowa

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus General 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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