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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$44,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,831 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 475 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia 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.

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 District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Trinity College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trinity College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Communication & Journalism at Trinity Washington University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for communication and journalism students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU also made our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

Full Communication & Journalism at George Washington University Report

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown also made our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Georgetown University

#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at American University

#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Howard University

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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