by our College Data Analytics Team
[Other Journalism](/majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/other-journalism/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for other journalism students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other journalism, balancing cost against outcomes.
Our analysis ranked Drake University the best value for a degree in other journalism in Iowa. Drake University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines. Students from in state pay about $51,960 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $22,273 to complete the other journalism program here. Early-career other journalism graduates make about $41,913. That is a strong return on a $22,273 median debt. Roughly 64% of applicants are accepted.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.