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2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 195th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 71 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,200 and $25,609 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carlow University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carlow University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carlow not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carlow University is $16,666 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Carlow University

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

Marywood also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $17,062 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Marywood.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Marywood

#3

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chestnut Hill College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chestnut Hill College is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

CHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for CHC is $24,394 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Chestnut Hill College

#4

Immaculata University

Immaculata, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Immaculata University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Immaculata, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communications degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Immaculata did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Immaculata is $20,769 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Immaculata

#5

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keystone College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. La Plume, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communications degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Keystone College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $25,749 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Keystone College.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Keystone College

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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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