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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #86 most popular major in West Virginia with 7 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Journalism Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in West Virginia

Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV
$9,144 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WVU is ranked #3 for overall quality for journalism in West Virginia.

Read full report on Journalism at West Virginia University

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV
$8,552 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a large student population.

Marshall University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Journalism at Marshall University

Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 7
Florida 75
Georgia 55
Tennessee 11
Alabama 20
South Carolina 21
Mississippi 5
Arkansas 21

More Journalism Rankings in West Virginia

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 2 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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