2026 Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in California
[Communication & Journalism (Other)](/majors/communication-journalism-media/other-communication-journalism-media/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong communication & journalism (other) education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools to find the best return on investment for communication & journalism (other) students.
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2026 Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in California
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the communication & journalism (other) degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools
Our analysis ranked Saint Marys College Of California the best value for a degree in communication & journalism (other) in California. Saint Marys College Of California is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $57,803. Communication & Journalism (Other) graduates carry a median of $25,041 in student loans. Early-career communication & journalism (other) graduates make about $59,760. Set against $25,041 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 86%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 7 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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