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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,693 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,948 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #14 most popular major in West Virginia with 146 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the best value school in West Virginia for communication and journalism students. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year.

WVU also made our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV
$8,552 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

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The excellent programs at West Virginia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in West Virginia. WVSU is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Institute.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVSU are $8,833 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at West Virginia State University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
Virginia 380
Tennessee 105
North Carolina 235
Georgia 274
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 75
Kentucky 116
Arkansas 108
Alabama 218

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 3 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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