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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,057 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 75 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #21 most popular major in Wisconsin.

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 Communication & Journalism Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Communication & Journalism Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for communication and journalism students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Madison are $10,720 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Wisconsin.

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$7,730 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $7,730 per year.

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$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Wisconsin. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI
$45,766 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for communication and journalism students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marquette are $45,766 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Marquette also is in the top 20% of our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Wisconsin ranking.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 757
Indiana 391
Ohio 199
Michigan 298

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 4 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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