2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You
Journalism is the #59 most popular major in Minnesota with 292 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota 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.
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.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best value school in Minnesota for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Journalism majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $19,916 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $234, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Duluth helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in Minnesota. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $13,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
Concordia College Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $28,016 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value journalism schools in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 543 |
| Kansas | 347 |
| Iowa | 279 |
| Nebraska | 155 |
| North Dakota | 10 |
| South Dakota | 16 |
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Majors Related to Journalism
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 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).
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