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

6 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,738 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,835 and $21,613 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent journalism programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Journalism Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 29 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Journalism Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Journalism Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Oklahoma

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Journalism at Baylor University

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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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