2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You
Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in Oregon with 1,375 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for communication and journalism 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.
Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the best value school in Oregon for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland State University are $9,807 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.
Western Oregon State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,269 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UO are $13,856 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Oregon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Oregon. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Linfield University - McMinnville Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McMinnville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Linfield are $46,032 per year.
Linfield also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon rankings.
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George Fox University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GFU are $38,520 per year.
GFU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.
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University of Portland landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Portland are $49,864 per year.
University of Portland also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon rankings.
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Lewis & Clark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis and Clark College are $57,404 per year.
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Willamette University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salem.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Willamette are $44,234 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 17,589 |
| Washington | 2,086 |
| Hawaii | 292 |
| Nevada | 523 |
| Alaska | 30 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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.
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