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

8 Ranked Colleges
441 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 1,156 people earned their degree in other journalism, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 441 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (With Aid)

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. UPR Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 6 masters’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UPR Rio Piedras also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras are $3,620, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Other Journalism Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Journalism at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 251 degrees to qualified masters’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Journalism at Columbia

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other journalism degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Journalism at University of Georgia

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 29 masters’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Other Journalism Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 5 masters’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Journalism at South Dakota State University

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other journalism students with aid list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Journalism at Boston University

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s other journalism degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse also made our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

Full Syracuse University Other Journalism Report

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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