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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$53,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,762 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #77 most popular major in New York with 294 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.

The Best Value Journalism Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Journalism Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism

#1

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY
$37,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named St. Bonaventure University the best value school in New York for journalism students. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Bonaventure.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Bonaventure are $37,640 a year.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in New York list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Journalism Schools in New York list.

Full Journalism at New York University Report

#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
$57,591 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Syracuse undergraduate students pay an average of $57,591 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Syracuse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Journalism Schools in New York list.

Full Journalism at Syracuse University Report

$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for journalism students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Journalism Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York

#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hofstra are $51,360 per year.

Read full report on Journalism at Hofstra University

Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 37
District of Columbia 62

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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 Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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