2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 12,242 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for communication and 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wazzu also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $30,567 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 20% of our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 858 |
| Washington | 243 |
| Oregon | 115 |
| Nevada | 30 |
| Hawaii | 26 |
| Alaska | 4 |
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Majors Related to Communication & Journalism
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 |
Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism
| 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 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 Josh Hallett.
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