2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 151 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree journalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

Read full report on General Journalism at American University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k)

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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