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2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s

19 Ranked Colleges
421 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Communication/Journalism is the 591st most popular major in the country with 448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 421 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural communication/journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural communication/journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural communication/journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 19 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Communication/Journalism

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#14 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Crookston, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students.

Full UMN Crookston Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 42 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#17 in overall quality

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #4 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#13 in overall quality

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wyoming is $12,159 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#18 in overall quality

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. ABAC Tifton is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ABAC Tifton, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,933 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Full ABAC Tifton Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech University Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#16 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students list, SHSU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Full Sam Houston State University Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at K -State

#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 13 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Purdue Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#11

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 15 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

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#4 in overall quality

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#12 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students list, Mizzou has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Mizzou

#15

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#15 in overall quality

University of Idaho landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,132 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students per year to attend U of I.

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#16

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
#19 in overall quality

Utah State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students per year to attend Utah State University.

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#1 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 59 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students list, UIUC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $15,880 for bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#19

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

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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.

Credits

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