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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
341 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,336 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States.

Across Wisconsin, there were 354 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 341 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general journalism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 233 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $4,367 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UW - Madison General Journalism Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater also made our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $11,868 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater General Journalism Report

#3

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #3 spot on the list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also made our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $8,366 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UW - River Falls.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read full report on General Journalism at UW - River Falls

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Eau Claire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Eau Claire is $11,528 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

UW Oshkosh also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $11,687 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Marquette University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 30 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend Marquette University is $19,169 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Journalism at Marquette

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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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