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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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sinclair Community College are $4,329 a year.

Sinclair Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC are $11,777 a year.

UC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Akron Main Campus

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at The Ohio Media School-Columbus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Ohio. The Ohio Media School-Columbus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus.

Full Communication & Journalism at The Ohio Media School-Columbus Report

#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.

Full Communication & Journalism at Ohio Media School-Valley View Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ohio Media School-Cincinnati helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Ohio. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio Media School-Cincinnati is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Ohio Media School-Cincinnati Report

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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