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

2 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across West Virginia, there were 235 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #1 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our west virginia master’s degree journalism students with aid list, WVU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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