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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k

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$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Indiana, there were 296 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 292 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,620 and $24,786 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana bachelor’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 142 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Bloomington is $6,192 for indiana bachelor’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read full report on General Journalism at Indiana University - Bloomington

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. It costs about $6,315 for indiana bachelor’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Read full report on General Journalism at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Ball State also made our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Ball State University is $10,487 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Journalism at Ball State

#4

Indiana University - Southeast

New Albany, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our indiana bachelor’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k list, Indiana University - Southeast has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Southeast is $8,675 for indiana bachelor’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Evansville, Indiana, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

USI also made our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend USI is $9,842 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Southern Indiana

#6

Franklin College

Franklin, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Franklin College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Franklin College of Indiana is located in Franklin, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Franklin College of Indiana also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Franklin College is $16,814 for indiana bachelor’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Journalism at Franklin College of Indiana

#7

Taylor University

Upland, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Taylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Taylor University is located in Upland, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Taylor U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. The yearly cost to attend Taylor University is $21,171 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Journalism at Taylor U

#8

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Butler University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Butler also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Butler is $32,661 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 86%.

Read more about General Journalism at Butler

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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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