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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k) in Georgia

7 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master's in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Georgia, there were 3,524 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,637 and $26,851 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 299 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k) in Georgia

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Georgia Tech

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Communication & Journalism Report

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 28 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k list. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at KSU Georgia

#5

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at VSU

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Georgia State

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 108 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975.

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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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