2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin
5
Ranked Colleges
326
Degrees Awarded
$18,600
Avg Net Price*
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 in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 326 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin.
Top 5 Best Value Colleges for General Journalism in Wisconsin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 209 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,234 for Wisconsin Journalism students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Journalism at UW - Madison
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Eau Claire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Journalism Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $16,051 for wisconsin journalism students per year to attend UW - Eau Claire.
Read full report on General Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a fairly large school located in Whitewater, Wisconsin that handed out 55 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Whitewater did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Journalism Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $14,417 for Wisconsin Journalism students.
Full UW - Whitewater General Journalism Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 18 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Oshkosh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Journalism Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $14,687 for Wisconsin Journalism students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.
Read more about General Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin. Marquette University is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 30 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. It costs about $30,380 for Wisconsin Journalism students per year to attend Marquette University.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Marquette
college factual
