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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,492 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #19 most popular major in Montana with 118 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Montana ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the communication and journalism programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Communication & Journalism School

$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the best value school in Montana for communication and journalism students. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UM are $7,492 a year. While working on their degree, communication and journalism majors at UM accumulate an average of around $24,149 in student debt.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,105
Utah 1,544
Idaho 675
Wyoming 105

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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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 values are for the top school 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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