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2027 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Agricultural Communication/Journalism](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-public-services/agricultural-communication-journalism/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value agricultural communication/journalism schools.

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• Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2027 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural communication/journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools

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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

$9,992 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,844 Avg Student Debt

$72,424 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in agricultural communication/journalism, no school beat Purdue University Main Campus this year. Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,992, with out-of-state students paying around $28,794. Agricultural Communication/journalism graduates carry a median of $19,844 in student loans. Early-career agricultural communication/journalism graduates make about $63,111. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 50%.

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University Of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI

$11,603 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,460 Avg Student Debt

$73,792 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in agricultural communication/journalism will find it at University Of Wisconsin Madison, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $11,603 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $42,103. Typical student debt for agricultural communication/journalism graduates is $17,460. Early-career agricultural communication/journalism graduates make about $48,092. Set against $17,460 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 45% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.