2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 33 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 15 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication, journalism, and related programs programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$9,799 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs at Northern Arizona University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs (Income $30-$48k)

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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