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2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 55 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business/corporate communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 22 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students with aid list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students with aid.

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%.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand View University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand View University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand View University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand View University is $19,826 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students with aid.

Full Grand View University Business/Corporate Communications Report

#3

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rockhurst University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business communications degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Rockhurst also took the #5 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rockhurst is $21,116 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Rockhurst

#4

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Augustana Sioux Falls also made our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $24,072 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students with aid per year to attend Augustana Sioux Falls.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Augustana University Business/Corporate Communications Report

#5

York College

York, Nebraska
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. York College is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York College is $16,961 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students with aid.

Full York College Business/Corporate Communications Report

#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Nebraska also took the #7 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students with aid.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska Business/Corporate Communications Report

#7

Westminster College Missouri

Fulton, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Westminster College Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Fulton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Westminster Fulton also made our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $22,160 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students with aid per year to attend Westminster College Missouri.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Westminster College Missouri

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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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