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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 12,336 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 172 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 $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 16 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at Regent

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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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