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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 West Virginia, there were 235 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,550 and $25,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• 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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