2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” 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 District of Columbia, there were 160 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,133 and $31,310 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree journalism students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Georgetown is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 21 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgetown Journalism Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 38 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at The American University

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 5 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at GWU

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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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