2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 195th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 216 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,633 and $23,848 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism (other) 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 communication and journalism (other) 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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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree other communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi College Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

#2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

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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