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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 14,528 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. 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 Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree journalism students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 14 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Journalism Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

UNT also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Journalism at University of North Texas

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot 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 Oklahoma are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Journalism Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor University Journalism Report

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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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