2023 Best Value Colleges for Business and Economic Journalism (With Aid)
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Ranked Colleges
7
Degrees Awarded
$34,400
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Business and Economic Journalism Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7 people earned their degree in business and economic journalism, making the major the 1349th most popular in the United States.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business and economic journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business and economic journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Business and Economic Journalism Schools For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business and Economic Journalism Schools For Those Getting Aid.
Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Business and Economic Journalism (With Aid)
Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Business and Economic Journalism Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s business and economic journalism students in 2020-2021.
University of Scranton also made our “Best Business and Economic Journalism Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Scranton is $34,378 for Business and Economic Journalism students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Business and Economic Journalism at University of Scranton
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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
- *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.
