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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs, making the major the 315th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 147 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication, journalism, and related programs. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication, journalism, and related programs 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 other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. California Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thousand Oaks, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CLU also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for California Lutheran University is $26,489 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #2 spot on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 5 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Whitworth, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $25,557 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other communication, journalism, and related programs students per year to attend Whitworth.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University of California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. DUofC is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Rafael, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DUofC also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Dominican University of California is $32,978 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Saint Mary’s College of California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moraga, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Mary’s College of California is $34,392 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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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