by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 10,697 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 359 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,037 and $44,515 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree journalism students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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