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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$10,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,550 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

With 13 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #110 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Journalism Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Journalism Colleges.

Best Journalism School

$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $10,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also made our Best Journalism Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 8
Illinois 32
Ohio 36
Indiana 7

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 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 Jfurrer.

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