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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 Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. California Lutheran University is located in Thousand Oaks, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to qualified students.

CLU also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend California Lutheran University is $26,489 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students with aid.

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%.

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#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 Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students 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. The estimated yearly cost for Whitworth is $25,557 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#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 Getting Aid list. Located in San Rafael, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2019-2020.

DUofC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dominican University of California is $32,978 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students with aid.

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #4 spot on the list. Moraga, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to 1 students 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 estimated yearly cost for Saint Mary’s College of California is $34,392 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students with aid.

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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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%.

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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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