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2023 Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$48,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,568 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 59 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism (other) is the #242 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for other communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the other communications bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Other Communication & Journalism

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Our analysis found California Lutheran University to be the best value school for communication and journalism (other) students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CLU are $45,982 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, other communications majors at CLU accumulate an average of around $21,452 in student debt.

Full Communication & Journalism (Other) at California Lutheran University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s College of California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism (other) schools in California. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMC are $51,768 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Saint Mary’s College of California

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dominican University of California is a great value for communication and journalism (other) students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DUofC are $47,910 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism (Other) at Dominican University of California Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 85
Oregon 0
Hawaii 5

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and journalism (other) 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
Journalism 13,552
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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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