2023 Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,134 people earned their degree in other journalism, making the major the 415th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 43 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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

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Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Other Journalism in the Far Western US Region

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$17,070 Average Net Price

$36,481 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 3 ’s other journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $17,070 for far western us region other journalism students per year to attend Western Washington University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Journalism at WWU

2

Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California

#3 in overall quality

$34,575 Average Net Price

$47,716 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 7 ’s other journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

PLNU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $34,575 for Far Western US Region Other Journalism students per year to attend Point Loma Nazarene University.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Full PLNU Other Journalism Report

3

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California

#2 in overall quality

$12,209 Average Net Price

$44,120 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 32 ’s other journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $12,209 for far western us region other journalism students per year to attend UC Irvine.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UC Irvine Other Journalism Report

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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.

Credits

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