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

5 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,156 people earned their degree in other journalism, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 169 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism in the Southeast Region

#1

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

KY State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,076 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other journalism students per year to attend KY State.

Read full report on Other Journalism at KY State

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

A-State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other journalism students per year to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Read full report on Other Journalism at A-State

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s other journalism degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other journalism students list, UA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,597 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other journalism students per year to attend UA.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Journalism at The University of Alabama

#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist is $22,661 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other journalism students.

Read full report on Other Journalism at Southern Adventist

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other journalism students list, Lipscomb has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lipscomb University is $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read full report on Other Journalism at Lipscomb University

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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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