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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$26,254 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Journalism is the #14 most popular major in Minnesota with 1,434 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Minnesota

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 a year.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 per year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winona State are $10,184 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Metro State are $9,394 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year.

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

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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year.

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Bemidji State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Bemidji State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia College Moorhead are $28,016 a year.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,015
Iowa 1,231
South Dakota 203
Missouri 1,975
Nebraska 719
North Dakota 171

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 20 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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