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2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,052 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 438 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a Oklahoma college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Oklahoma 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the best value school in Oklahoma for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $9,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, journalism graduates from University of Oklahoma carry an average student debtload of $21,529. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $602, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

University of Oklahoma also made our Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #2.

Full Journalism at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern State University is a great value for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,115 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Journalism at Northeastern State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $8,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at UCO take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,302.

UCO also took the #5 spot in our Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma rankings.

Full Journalism at University of Central Oklahoma Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in Oklahoma. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OSU are $9,244 a year.

OSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list.

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

Out of the 5 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ORU are $31,558 a year.

Full Journalism at Oral Roberts University Report

Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Journalism Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 888
Arizona 362
New Mexico 70

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

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 5 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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