2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Hawaii, there were 265 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,400 and $21,102 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Communication & Journalism Report

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hawaii Pacific University Communication & Journalism Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k)

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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