If you plan on getting your master's degree in journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #102 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 master's degrees in journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on journalism students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for journalism to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized journalism related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for journalism students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Journalism in Florida
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in journalism.
It's difficult to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in journalism. USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa.
Those journalism students who get their master's degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus earn $4,762 more than the standard journalism student.
It's hard to beat Full Sail University if you want to pursue a master's degree in journalism. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.
Master's students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $41,887 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
