by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Journalism Schools in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 141 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,973 and $27,000 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools in Virginia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism 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 journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Journalism Schools in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools in Virginia.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Virginia list. Radford University is a medium-sized school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 41 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Radford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Journalism Schools in Virginia” ranking. It costs about $16,505 for Virginia Journalism students per year to attend Radford.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 21 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our virginia journalism students list, Liberty University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Journalism Schools in Virginia” ranking. It costs about $29,382 for Virginia Journalism students per year to attend Liberty University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampton University. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Virginia list. Hampton is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 40 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Hampton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend Hampton University is $26,824 for Virginia Journalism students.
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