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

5 Ranked Colleges
257 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Radio & Television is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,960 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 289 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 257 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in radio and television. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television 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 radio and television program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

Bradford, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Bradford. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a public institution located in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Bradford also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is $14,937 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Pitt Bradford Radio & Television Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 233 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Temple is $18,315 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Temple University Radio & Television Report

#3

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k list, Westminster New Wilmington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $15,267 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Westminster New Wilmington.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Radio & Television at Westminster New Wilmington

#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k list, Point Park has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $17,733 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Point Park.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Point Park

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Drexel University is $25,234 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Drexel Radio & Television Report

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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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