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2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
214 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Broadcast Journalism is the 434th most popular major in the country with 920 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 237 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 214 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in broadcast journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent broadcast journalism programs, but they also cost less that 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 broadcast journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $4,156 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Kentucky University.

Full NKU Broadcast Journalism Report

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,426 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,714 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at Western Kentucky University

#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #4 spot on the list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $13,930 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. 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 Harding Broadcast Journalism Report

#5

Rust College

Holly Springs, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rust College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s broadcast journalism students in 2019-2020.

Rust College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rust College is $10,691 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at Rust College

#6

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Belmont University is $25,980 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at Belmont University

#7

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

North Greenville University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Tigerville, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

North Greenville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Greenville is $21,771 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at North Greenville University

#8

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $19,346 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Adventist University.

Full Southern Adventist University Broadcast Journalism Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 26 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $42,611 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 91%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at University of Miami

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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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