2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism (other). 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.

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. 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 Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.

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 Mississippi College 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

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

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