2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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

Across Texas, there were 820 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 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 Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree journalism students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT General Journalism Report

#3

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at Baylor

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• 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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