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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master's in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 2,432 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UW - Madison

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Whitewater are $19,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Whitewater Communication & Journalism Report

#3

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our wisconsin master’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Stevens Point has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Stevens Point are $19,178.

Full UW - Stevens Point Communication & Journalism Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UWM

#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690.

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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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