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2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio

7 Ranked Colleges
436 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 13,552 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 436 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,837 and $25,904 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and cost less that 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 in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Journalism in Ohio

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 185 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

OHIO Athens also took the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Schools in Ohio” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OHIO Athens is $23,831 for Ohio Journalism students.

Read more about Journalism at OHIO Athens

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #2 spot on the list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our ohio journalism students list, Kent State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Journalism Schools in Ohio” ranking. It costs about $19,117 for ohio journalism students per year to attend Kent State.

Full Kent State Journalism Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 35 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $22,415 for Ohio Journalism students per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Journalism Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified ’s journalism students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Journalism Schools in Ohio” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Miami University - Oxford is $24,756 for Ohio Journalism students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read full report on Journalism at Miami University - Oxford

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 46 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Journalism Schools in Ohio” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State is $16,845 for ohio journalism students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ohio State Journalism Report

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified ’s journalism students in 2020-2021.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Ohio” list. The yearly cost to attend BGSU is $18,558 for ohio journalism students.

Read more about Journalism at BGSU

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Youngstown State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools in Ohio list. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s journalism students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our ohio journalism students list, Youngstown State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Journalism Schools in Ohio” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $12,225 for ohio journalism students.

Read more about Journalism at Youngstown State University

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