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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,041 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked 10th in Arizona. In fact, 643 were awarded in the state 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 Arizona 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 Arizona 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 Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Skysong is ranked #1 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Arizona.

Full Communication & Journalism at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $12,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Arizona rankings.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Arizona

$11,348 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Tempe is ranked #2 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Arizona.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Arizona State University - Tempe

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for communication and journalism students. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Northern Arizona University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 637
Oklahoma 52
New Mexico 24

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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