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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$14,938 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You

With 243 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #13 most popular major in Washington.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication and 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Gonzaga University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $17,754 per year.

UW Seattle also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #3.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wazzu are $13,740 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Washington State University

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EWU are $13,379 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Eastern Washington University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 858
Oregon 115
Nevada 30
Hawaii 26
Alaska 4

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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