2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 383 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $21,961 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the journalism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 17 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Journalism Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 6 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full K -State Journalism Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $30-$48k)

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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