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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
1,149 Degrees Awarded
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in radio and television. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio and television programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the radio and television program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. California State University - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 154 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $5,644 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend California State University - Los Angeles.

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%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Cal State LA

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 189 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal State Fullerton is $9,427 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. 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 California State University - Fullerton

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 396 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Northridge is $10,783 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 full report on Radio & Television at California State University - Northridge

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 190 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $16,661 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Francisco State University.

Full San Francisco State University Radio & Television Report

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. SDSU is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 74 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SDSU is $14,730 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at SDSU

#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#5 in overall quality

San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k list, San Jose State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $16,397 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Jose State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at San Jose State

#9 in overall quality

California State University - Monterey Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. CSUMB is a medium-sized school located in Seaside, California that handed out 63 bachelors’s TV degrees 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 California State University - Monterey Bay is $13,311 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Monterey Bay 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 $48-$75k ranking. Located in Malibu, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students 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 $31,918 for far western us region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Pepperdine University 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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