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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$21,334 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Journalism Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Schools in Minnesota

Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best value school in Minnesota for journalism students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year. After completing their degree, journalism graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $21,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $234, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Journalism Schools in Minnesota list.

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$9,468 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

MSU Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $9,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Journalism at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

$13,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Duluth are $13,850 a year. While working on their degree, journalism majors at UMN Duluth accumulate an average of around $25,250 in student debt.

Full Journalism at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

$28,016 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia College at Moorhead. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia College Moorhead are $28,016 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia College Moorhead also did well on our Best Journalism Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN
$40,080 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great value for journalism students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 per year.

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Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 543
Kansas 347
Iowa 279
Nebraska 155
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 16

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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