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2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

78 Ranked Colleges
4,593 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,593 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 78 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 189 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 University of Florida

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,352 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid per year to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Radio & Television at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York

Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #3 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Brooklyn College is $2,683 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

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%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Brooklyn College

Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 154 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Cal State LA is $2,768 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Cal State LA Radio & Television Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Cal State Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 189 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Fullerton is $7,991 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Cal State Fullerton Radio & Television Report

California State University - Northridge landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 396 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $8,414 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid per year to attend California State University - Northridge.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at CSUN

#3 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 315 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,023 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Radio & Television at The University of Texas at Austin

#17 in overall quality

University of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

UCF also took the #17 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid per year to attend UCF.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at UCF

#9

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#25 in overall quality

Appalachian State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also took the #25 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Appalachian State University

#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#19 in overall quality

Texas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 109 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Texas State University

#11

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
#20 in overall quality

University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 220 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #20 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

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

Read more about Radio & Television at University of North Texas

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $15,463 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

Read more about Radio & Television at UW Oshkosh

#13

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

With a ranking of #13, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for San Diego State University is $14,788 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 SDSU Radio & Television Report

#14

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#18 in overall quality

San Francisco State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 190 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend San Francisco State University is $15,113 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

Read full report on Radio & Television at SFSU

#15

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#16 in overall quality

Montclair State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Montclair State University is $18,034 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Montclair State

#16

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, New York
#11 in overall quality

SUNY Oswego landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school situated in Oswego, New York. It awarded 145 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oswego did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oswego is $15,665 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 SUNY Oswego Radio & Television Report

#17

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Radio & Television at Texas Tech

#18

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #18, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,838 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid per year to attend UH.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Radio & Television at UH

#19

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, New York
#21 in overall quality

SUNY Plattsburgh ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Plattsburgh, New York, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Plattsburgh also took the #21 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Plattsburgh is $15,845 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at SUNY Plattsburgh

#20

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York

SUNY Fredonia landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio & Television at SUNY Fredonia

#21

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,677 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

Read full report on Radio & Television at UCM

#22

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

San Jose State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Jose State 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.

The yearly cost to attend San Jose State University is $14,928 for bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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

#23

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Chicago State University is $11,733 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Radio & Television at CSU

#24

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

With a ranking of #24, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Murray State is $11,390 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

Read more about Radio & Television at Murray State University

With a ranking of #25, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. California State University - Monterey Bay is a medium-sized school located in Seaside, California that handed out 63 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend California State University - Monterey Bay is $12,212 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.

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%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at California State University - Monterey Bay

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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