2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

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 Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Washington, there were 65 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,500 and $47,631 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$17,675 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,463 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 60 degrees to qualified masters’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga University are $17,675, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Gonzaga University Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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