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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$56,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,013 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #96 most popular major in Massachusetts with 105 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Journalism Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Journalism Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism

#1

Emerson College

Boston, MA
$51,286 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Emerson College the best value school in Massachusetts for journalism students. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Emerson are $51,286 a year.

Full Journalism at Emerson College Report

$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Journalism Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Journalism at Northeastern University Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Massachusetts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Journalism Schools in Massachusetts list.

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 19
Maine 20

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Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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