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2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
1,149 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,960 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,339 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,149 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in radio and television. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio and television programs, but they also cost less that 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 154 degrees to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State LA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cal State LA is $2,117 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Los Angeles Radio & Television Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #2 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 189 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cal State Fullerton has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $6,100 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cal State Fullerton.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at Cal State Fullerton

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 396 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Northridge is $6,883 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at CSUN

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 74 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend SDSU is $10,594 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Radio & Television at SDSU

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 190 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

SFSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFSU is $12,517 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Radio & Television at San Francisco State University

#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#5 in overall quality

San Jose State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. San Jose State is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 51 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,752 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Jose State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at San Jose State

#9 in overall quality

California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Seaside, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

CSUMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CSUMB is $9,567 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Full CSUMB Radio & Television Report

#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#1 in overall quality

Pepperdine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Pepperdine is a medium-sized school located in Malibu, California that handed out 20 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pepperdine is $29,593 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Full Pepperdine Radio & Television Report

#9

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#8 in overall quality

University of La Verne did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. University of La Verne is located in La Verne, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k list, ULV has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ULV is $23,427 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at ULV

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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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