2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Journalism School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for journalism students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per year.
The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $22,810 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year.
UIUC also took the #5 spot in our Best Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,524 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value journalism programs. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIS are $18,857 a year.
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Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value journalism programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.
Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Best Journalism Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 8 |
| Illinois | 32 |
| Ohio | 36 |
| Indiana | 7 |
| Wisconsin | 13 |
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Journalism Related Majors for Journalism
One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Journalism
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 5,059 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 2,828 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,562 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 341 |
| Publishing | 214 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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).
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