2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southwest Region
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Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,738 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,835 and $21,613 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,559 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southwest Region
Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 287 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students list, UNT has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 237 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
Angelo State also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students per year to attend Angelo State.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 54 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO also took the #13 spot in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students per year to attend UCO.
Read more about Journalism at University of Central Oklahoma
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #11 spot in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Northeastern State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 9 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
Texas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 25 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students list, NAU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 194 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Journalism at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students.
Read full report on Journalism at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
With a ranking of #14, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 47 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
Read full report on Journalism at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
OBU also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $21,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students per year to attend OBU.
Texas Southern University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students list, TSU has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students per year to attend TSU.
Cameron University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,952 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students per year to attend Cameron University.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 172 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #20, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students per year to attend University of Arizona.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Oral Roberts University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
ORU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,248 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students per year to attend Oral Roberts University.
Abilene Christian University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Abilene Christian also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $26,809 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
Read full report on Journalism at Abilene Christian University
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,784 for southwest region bachelor’s degree journalism students per year to attend University of the Incarnate Word.
Read more about Journalism at University of the Incarnate Word
Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
TCU also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 92%.
Read full report on Journalism at Texas Christian University
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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%.
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