2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 Florida, there were 401 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,675 and $23,654 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree journalism students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in Florida

#1

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,337 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Full USF Tampa Journalism Report

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

U Miami also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at U Miami

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$19,468 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$32,051 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #3 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 44 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Full Sail University Journalism Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k)

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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