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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Across Florida, there were 325 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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 Florida For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree journalism students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Florida (With Aid)

#1

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Journalism Report

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at U Miami

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$19,468 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468.

Read full report on General Journalism at Full Sail University

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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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