2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $48-$75k) in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 TV Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Radio & Television is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,960 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 2,324 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio and television 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 radio and television program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The tv school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$17,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s TV degrees to qualified students.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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