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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
402 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,029 people earned their degree in business/corporate communications, making the major the 441st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 426 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 402 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business/corporate communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business/corporate communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the business/corporate communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Baruch College

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 317 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Baruch also took the #1 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baruch is $1,858 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full Baruch College Business/Corporate Communications Report

#2

Lycoming College

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lycoming College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Lycoming did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $13,906 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lycoming College.

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#3

Stevenson University

Stevenson, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevenson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stevenson University is a small school located in Stevenson, Maryland that handed out 34 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevenson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,252 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stevenson.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Stevenson

#4

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Juniata College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Juniata College is a small school located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Juniata did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Juniata is $16,815 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Juniata College Business/Corporate Communications Report

#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also made our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Duquesne is $21,862 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Duquesne University Business/Corporate Communications Report

#6

Rosemont College

Rosemont, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Rosemont College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $0-$30k list, Rosemont has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rosemont is $16,524 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Rosemont College

#7

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Chestnut Hill College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Chestnut Hill College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CHC is $24,394 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at CHC

#8

Thiel College

Greenville, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Thiel College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Greenville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Thiel College also made our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Thiel College is $24,310 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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