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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$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 Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 920 people earned their degree in broadcast journalism, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in broadcast journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality broadcast 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 broadcast 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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The broadcast journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s 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. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $21,613 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#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 $75-$110k. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $24,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Broadcast Journalism Report

#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 $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,330 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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#4

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cameron University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Cameron University is a small public school situated in Lawton, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Cameron University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,619 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cameron University.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees 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. It costs about $17,324 for southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Read full report on 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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