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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

64 Colleges
$35,567 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,977 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA
$33,150 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for communication and journalism students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle undergraduate students pay an average of $33,150 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA
$33,845 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

Cabrini University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,845 in tuition and fees each year.

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$12,336 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year.

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#4

St. Bonaventure University

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St. Bonaventure University is a great value for communication and journalism students. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Saint Bonaventure.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for communication and journalism students. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $36,880 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Delaware Report

#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marist are $41,305 per year.

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#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$21,418 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $21,418 per year.

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$40,054 Average Tuition & Fees

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $40,054 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication and journalism programs. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Loyola Maryland undergraduate students pay an average of $53,530 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Maryland also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Loyola University Maryland

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Pennsylvania 367
Maryland 268
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

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 25 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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