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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs is the 315th most popular major in the country with 1,253 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2019-2020.

CLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $26,489 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend California Lutheran University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#2

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2019-2020.

Whitworth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Whitworth University is $25,557 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Full Whitworth Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Report

#3

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University of California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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.

DUofC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dominican University of California is $32,978 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full DUofC Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. SMC is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $34,392 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Saint Mary’s College of California.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs at Saint Mary’s College of California

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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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