2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 116 people earned their degree in photojournalism, making the major the 885th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in photojournalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great photojournalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the photojournalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism (Income $0-$30k)

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 5 masters’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read full report on Photojournalism at GWU

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #2 spot on the list. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Photojournalism at Syracuse University

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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