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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,966 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,423 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

In 2020-2021, 9 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Idaho college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Idaho 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the best value school in Idaho for communication and journalism students. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boise State are $8,060 a year.

Boise State also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Idaho rankings.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Boise State University

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$7,872 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Idaho. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $7,872 per year.

ISU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Idaho list.

Full Communication & Journalism at Idaho State University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 96
Colorado 286
Montana 13
Wyoming 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 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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