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2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs, making the major the 315th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 147 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication, journalism, and related programs programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2019-2020.

Whitworth also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $17,565 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Whitworth University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CLU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CLU is $18,173 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 California Lutheran University Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Report

#3

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University of California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Rafael, California. It awarded 13 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DUofC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dominican University of California is $27,906 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #4 spot on the list. SMC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moraga, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMC is $25,057 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read more about Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs at SMC

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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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