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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Delaware

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,407 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 271 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #13 most popular major in Delaware.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Schools in Delaware to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Delaware to see which 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Delaware

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

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wilmington University are $11,760 a year. Communication & Journalism majors at Wilmington University take out an average of $29,496 in student loans while working on their egree.

Wilmington University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Delaware list.

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$15,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UD are $15,020 a year. Communication & Journalism majors at UD take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $801, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UD also made our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Delaware

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,294
Pennsylvania 4,792
New York 9,731
Maryland 1,929
District of Columbia 1,028

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 2 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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