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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,882 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

In 2020-2021, 362 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Journalism Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Journalism Colleges.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism

$11,348 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the best value school in Arizona for journalism students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $11,348 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, journalism majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $21,437 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $574, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for journalism students. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year. After completing their degree, journalism graduates from University of Arizona carry an average student debtload of $22,400. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $542.

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$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Arizona. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NAU are $11,527 a year. After completing their degree, journalism graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $22,714.

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Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 888
Oklahoma 438
New Mexico 70

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 3 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.

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