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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Texas, there were 820 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin General Journalism Report

#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Texas General Journalism Report

#3

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor University General Journalism Report

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