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2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,379 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #81 most popular major in Washington.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $8,703 per year. The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at WWU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,029.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWU are $8,685 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in Washington. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EWU are $7,922 per year.

Full Journalism at Eastern Washington University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #3 for overall quality for journalism in Washington.

Full Journalism at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $12,417 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Journalism majors at Wazzu take out an average of $21,043 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gonzaga are $48,470 per year.

Gonzaga also made our Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

Full Journalism at Gonzaga University Report

Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,622
Oregon 155
Nevada 156
Hawaii 11
Alaska 19

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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