2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 6,960 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.
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.
This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree tv students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $15,463 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
Read full report on Radio & Television at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $16,210 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Western Illinois University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oswego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree tv students list, SUNY Oswego has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oswego is $15,665 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 220 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,086 for bachelor’s degree tv students per year to attend University of North Texas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 42 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,677 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students per year to attend UCM.
Full University of Central Missouri Radio & Television Report
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 189 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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
California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 396 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,414 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students per year to attend California State University - Northridge.
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%.
Full California State University - Northridge Radio & Television Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 77 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,945 for bachelor’s degree tv students per year to attend SIUC.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Radio & Television Report
Appalachian State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree tv students list, Appalachian State has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Plattsburgh is a public institution located in Plattsburgh, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Plattsburgh also took the #21 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Plattsburgh is $15,845 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
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%.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 109 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
University of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 95 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco State University is $15,113 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
Read full report on Radio & Television at San Francisco State University
With a ranking of #16, SUNY Fredonia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Fredonia is a public institution located in Fredonia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brooklyn College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $2,683 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students per year to attend Brooklyn College.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Kent State is $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students.
Full Kent State University at Kent Radio & Television Report
Montclair State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree tv students list, Montclair State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State is $18,034 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Montclair State University
With a ranking of #20, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 28 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Youngstown State University is $11,947 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Youngstown State University
California State University - Fullerton landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 189 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fullerton is $7,991 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
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%. 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 full report on Radio & Television at Cal State Fullerton
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,617 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Sam Houston State University
Lindenwood University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. California State University - Monterey Bay is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend California State University - Monterey Bay is $12,212 for bachelor’s degree tv students.
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
With a ranking of #25, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Bachelor’s Degree TV students.
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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%.
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- *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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