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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 106 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in broadcast journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality broadcast journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the broadcast journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s broadcast journalism students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wazzu is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at Washington State University

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend CWU is $15,397 for far western us region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at Central Washington University

#3

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

PLNU also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $33,044 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students per year to attend Point Loma Nazarene University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at Point Loma Nazarene University

#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 18 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Gonzaga is $33,793 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at Gonzaga

#5

Chapman University

Orange, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Chapman is located in Orange, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $41,350 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students per year to attend Chapman.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at Chapman

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USC is $29,528 for far western us region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Southern California Broadcast Journalism Report

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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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