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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree journalism students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Journalism Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 14 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Arizona

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 Getting Aid 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 with aid list, UNT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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 UNT

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree journalism students with aid list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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 Norman Campus

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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