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2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 920 people earned their degree in broadcast journalism, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 165 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 164 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students with aid per year to attend UNT.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNT Broadcast Journalism Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students with aid per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at University of Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 42 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students with aid list, UCO has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students with aid per year to attend UCO.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at University of Central Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students with aid list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students with aid.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at West Texas A&M University

#5

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cameron University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cameron University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cameron University is $7,952 for southwest region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students with aid.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at Cameron University

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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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