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Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$31,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 548 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Rhode Island 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.

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.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Online the best value school in Rhode Island for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

JWU Online undergraduate students pay an average of $13,365 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

URI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year.

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#4

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bryant University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bryant undergraduate students pay an average of $47,782 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RWU are $37,355 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, RWU is ranked #5 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Rhode Island.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence 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 #6 on the list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Providence are $35,950 per year.

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#7

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salve Regina are $44,200 per year.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,039
Maine 241
Massachusetts 3,623
Connecticut 1,467
Vermont 146

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 7 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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