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Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$29,153 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

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 analysis found Portland State University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a 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 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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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UO are $13,856 per year.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small 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 midsize 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Linfield are $46,032 per year.

Linfield did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#7

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

GFU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GFU also made our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #4.

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#8

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Portland are $49,864 per year.

University of Portland did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#9

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #9, Lewis & Clark College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis and Clark College are $57,404 per year.

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#10

Willamette University

Salem, OR

Willamette University 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 #10 on the list. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Willamette are $44,234 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
California 17,589
Washington 2,086
Hawaii 292
Nevada 523
Alaska 30

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 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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