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2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
228 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 292 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 228 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brockport, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Brockport also took the #5 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Brockport is $15,882 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Brockport Broadcast Journalism Report

#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #2 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Brooklyn College is $2,683 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Brooklyn College

#3

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Plattsburgh is a medium-sized public school situated in Plattsburgh, New York. It awarded 10 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Plattsburgh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Plattsburgh is $15,845 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh

#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students list, Morgan State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,619 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students per year to attend Morgan State.

Full Morgan State University Broadcast Journalism Report

#5

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Point Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Point Park University is $21,470 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

Full Point Park University Broadcast Journalism Report

#6

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Marywood University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students list, Marywood has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marywood is $22,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at Marywood

#7

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

University of Scranton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

University of Scranton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Scranton is $34,374 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at University of Scranton

#8

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#3 in overall quality

Hofstra University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

Hofstra not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hofstra University is $32,838 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Hofstra University

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

Syracuse University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $34,482 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students per year to attend Syracuse.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Syracuse 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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