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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Broadcast Journalism is the 434th most popular major in the country with 920 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 165 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 164 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in broadcast journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent broadcast journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the broadcast journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 51 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,521 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNT.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at UNT

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 49 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at University of Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCO has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,297 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

Full UCO Broadcast Journalism Report

#4

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cameron University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,652 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cameron University.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at Cameron University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at West Texas A&M University

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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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