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Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,329 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,894 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in Ohio with 3,901 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communication & Journalism

Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Ohio. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $4,329 per year.

Sinclair Community College also made our Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Ohio Media School-Columbus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. The Ohio Media School-Columbus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.

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#4

Ohio Media School-Valley View

Valley View, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio Media School-Valley View. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Ohio Media School-Valley View is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Valley View.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio Media School-Cincinnati is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio Media School-Cincinnati is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Illinois 4,261
Wisconsin 1,988

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 6 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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