2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

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 Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii master’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k 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 also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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