2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Iowa 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 Iowa, there were 294 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Iowa 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 37 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Iowa

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 8 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at Iowa State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States 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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