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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
214 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast 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 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” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The broadcast journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region”.

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

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

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

#1

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students list, Harding has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at Harding University

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students per year to attend Northern Kentucky University.

Full Northern Kentucky University Broadcast Journalism Report

#3

Rust College

Holly Springs, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rust College landed the #3 spot on the list. Rust College is a small school located in Holly Springs, Mississippi that handed out 9 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rust College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rust College is $11,317 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Rust College Broadcast Journalism Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students per year to attend WKU.

Read full report on Broadcast Journalism at WKU

#5

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Greenville University landed the #5 spot on the list. North Greenville is located in Tigerville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

North Greenville also took the #7 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Greenville University is $22,058 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

Full North Greenville University Broadcast Journalism Report

#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 50 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Broadcast Journalism at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#7

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist is $22,661 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students.

Full Southern Adventist Broadcast Journalism Report

#8

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Belmont University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Belmont also took the #3 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Belmont University is $35,548 for southeast region bachelor’s degree broadcast journalism students.

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%.

Full Belmont Broadcast Journalism Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

University of Miami landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Broadcast Journalism students per year to attend University of Miami.

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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