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2022 Best Value Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 165 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in broadcast journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great broadcast journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the broadcast journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region broadcast journalism students with aid.

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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 51 ’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for southwest region broadcast journalism students with aid.

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

Full University of North Texas Broadcast Journalism Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 49 ’s broadcast journalism 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 Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for southwest region 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%. 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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Broadcast Journalism Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 ’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

UCO also took the #3 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region broadcast journalism students with aid.

Full UCO Broadcast Journalism Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s broadcast journalism students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Broadcast Journalism students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

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

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Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cameron University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cameron University is $7,952 for southwest region broadcast journalism students with aid.

Read full report on 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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