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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,657 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 3,531 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 per year.

ASU - Skysong also made our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.

Full Communication & Journalism at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

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

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $11,348 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $11,527 per year.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 8,480
New Mexico 199
Oklahoma 1,106

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 5 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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