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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,592 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

In 2020-2021, 30 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Communication & Journalism Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communication and 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. 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 Schools in Nevada

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

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 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, UNR is ranked #2 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Nevada.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Nevada - Reno

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNLV also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Nevada rankings.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 858
Washington 243
Oregon 115
Hawaii 26
Alaska 4

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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