2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) in Georgia

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Communication & Journalism (Other) is the 195th most popular major in the country with 1,253 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Georgia, there were 58 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,650 and $25,625 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,656 and $26,705 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) in Georgia

#1

Middle Georgia State University

Macon, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$10,116 Average Net Price

$25,967 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s other communications degrees to qualified students.

Middle Georgia State University also made our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Middle Georgia State University

#2

Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$23,014 Average Net Price

$28,598 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mount Berry, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

Berry not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Berry is $23,014 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Berry

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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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