2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 2,714 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #11 most popular major in Indiana.
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 Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in Indiana 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 Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Kokomo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Kokomo are $7,827 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - East. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.
IU East undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 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 Indiana University - Southeast. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana University - Southeast are $7,827 per year.
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Purdue University Northwest came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne 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 #7 on the list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PFW are $8,857 a year.
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Ball State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $10,290 per year.
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Indiana University - South Bend came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana University - South Bend are $7,827 per year.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $10,044 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 3,555 |
Ohio | 3,901 |
Illinois | 4,261 |
Wisconsin | 1,988 |
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Communication & Journalism Related Majors for Communication & Journalism
Communication & Journalism Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 23 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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