2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Ohio (With Aid)

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

Across Ohio, there were 395 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” 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 Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$21,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #1 spot on the list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Journalism at Kent State University at Kent

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 7 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid)

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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