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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other)

21 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,215 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other)In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in communication & journalism (other), making the major the #184 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in other communications. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. Instead, we are looking at those other communications schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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2024 Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for other communications majors.

Top 10 Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools

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University of Minnesota - Duluth comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Duluth, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools ranking.

At UMN Duluth, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,706. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UMN Duluth is $96,592. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Illinois University. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at WIU to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $17,561. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from WIU is $77,093. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value communication & journalism (other) schools. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Ship is 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $23,328. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Ship is about $101,477. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value communication & journalism (other) schools. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha. In addition to being on our best value list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools ranking.

It takes the average student at UNOMAHA about 4.7 years to graduate, and it costs about $23,625 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNOMAHA be around $110,093. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools list, coming in at #1.

It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at UMN Twin Cities to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $33,529. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UMN Twin Cities is $140,822. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value communication & journalism (other) schools. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Our rankings recognize Webster University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools ranking.

It takes the average student at Webster about 4.4 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,946. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Webster is $136,472. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value communication & journalism (other) schools. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

It takes the average student at NAU about 4.3 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $22,927. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from NAU be around $99,274. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Middle Georgia State University. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Middle Georgia State University is 4.9 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $16,959. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Middle Georgia State University be around $82,590. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Tennessee Technological University. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

It takes the average student at Tennessee Tech University about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $23,927. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Tech University is about $107,672. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Communication & Journalism (Other) by Region

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One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Communication & Journalism (Other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

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