2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in Utah
2Colleges
118,295Bachelor's Degrees
$18,496Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Journalism School for You
In 2021-2022, 118,295 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in Utah ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those journalism schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Utah
The following schools top our list of the Best Journalism Colleges for the Money.
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in Utah
Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. BYU also took the #1 spot in our Best Journalism Schools in Utah rankings.
The average student at BYU graduates in less than 5.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $12,451. This means that the average student pays around $64,123 to get a bachelor’s degree from BYU. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Utah State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan. USU also took the #2 spot in our Best Journalism Schools in Utah rankings.
At USU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and it costs about $24,541 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from USU is $114,361. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
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In 2021-2022, 118,295 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
