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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$23,679 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 4,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and 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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Communication & Journalism

Our analysis found Community College of Philadelphia to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Community College of Philadelphia

#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Etown are $34,600 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Etown is ranked #1 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Pennsylvania.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Elizabethtown College

#3

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

The excellent associate degree programs at Immaculata University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Immaculata are $27,750 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Immaculata University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,294
New York 9,731
Maryland 1,929
Delaware 271
District of Columbia 1,028

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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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