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2026 Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western Region

1 Colleges in the United States
$17,488 Avg Student Debt
$71,652 Avg Median Earnings (10yr)
2026 Best Value Other Journalism Badge [Other Journalism](/majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/other-journalism/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for other journalism students.

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2026 Best Value Other Journalism Schools in the Far Western Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Journalism Schools

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Leading the list is University Of California Irvine, our #1 best value for other journalism in the Far Western Region. Located in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $14,752, while out-of-state students pay about $46,640. Typical student debt for other journalism graduates is $16,900. Soon after graduation, other journalism degree recipients from University Of California Irvine generally make around $31,102. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 29% of applicants are accepted.

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Western Washington University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in other journalism, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Bellingham, Western Washington University is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,582, with out-of-state students paying around $28,707. Students borrow a median of $18,075 to complete the other journalism program here. Early-career other journalism graduates make about $34,119. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Western Washington University admits about 93% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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