2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Across West Virginia, there were 235 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 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 West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general journalism programs, but they also 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 Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree journalism students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k)

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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