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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$18,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

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

With 6,024 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #12 most popular major in Florida.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Florida 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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the communication and journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida-Online the best value school in Florida for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF Online are $3,876 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UF Online is ranked #2 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Florida.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UF also made our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida State are $6,517 a year.

Florida State also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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#4

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNF are $5,964 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCF are $6,368 a year.

UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FIU also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #9, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida A&M University are $5,785 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
South Carolina 1,359
Virginia 2,555
Arkansas 946
Mississippi 878
Tennessee 1,671
Louisiana 1,031
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112

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 19 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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