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2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$14,230 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 426 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Ohio to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for journalism majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $11,936 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Journalism at Ohio State University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, journalism majors at OHIO Athens accumulate an average of around $21,943 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $364, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Miami University - Oxford are $16,142 a year.

Miami University - Oxford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Kent State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $283, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Journalism at Kent State University at Kent Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Journalism majors at UC take out an average of $26,622 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree journalism programs. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BGSU are $13,061 a year.

Full Journalism at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#7

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Youngstown State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,164.

Full Journalism at Youngstown State University Report

#8

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ashland are $23,090 per year.

Read full report on Journalism at Ashland University

Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 245
Illinois 332
Indiana 274
Wisconsin 325

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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