2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 71 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,200 and $25,609 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree other communications students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

$11,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$30,771 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

Marywood also made our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Marywood

#2

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Duquesne is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also made our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048.

Full Duquesne University Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (With Aid)

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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