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2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,145 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,960 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 2,324 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,145 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in radio and television. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k) in California

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 154 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $9,576 for california bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cal State LA.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on Radio & Television at California State University - Los Angeles

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. California State University - Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 189 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fullerton is $12,916 for california bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Radio & Television at Cal State Fullerton

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 396 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k list, CSUN has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Northridge is $15,346 for California Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 full report on Radio & Television at California State University - Northridge

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 190 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $21,027 for california bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Radio & Television at SFSU

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 74 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend San Diego State University is $18,766 for california bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at San Diego State University

#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#5 in overall quality

San Jose State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

San Jose State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State is $19,805 for California Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Read more about Radio & Television at San Jose State University

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Seaside, California, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Monterey Bay is $17,719 for california bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 CSUMB Radio & Television Report

#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Pepperdine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Malibu, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Pepperdine University is $33,611 for california bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pepperdine University Radio & Television Report

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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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