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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
402 Degrees Awarded
$36,625 Avg Salary
Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,029 people earned their degree in business/corporate communications, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, business/corporate communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,176 and had an average of $25,350 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 426 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,625 and $23,330 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Baruch College

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 317 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Baruch also made our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Baruch College is $7,954 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Baruch College

#2

Stevenson University

Stevenson, Maryland

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevenson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stevenson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stevenson, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s 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. The estimated yearly cost for Stevenson University is $28,111 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Stevenson Business/Corporate Communications Report

#3

Lycoming College

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lycoming College. 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 $48-$75k. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Lycoming also took the #3 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,691 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Lycoming.

Full Lycoming Business/Corporate Communications Report

#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 $48-$75k. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Juniata also took the #5 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,251 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Juniata College.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Juniata Business/Corporate Communications Report

#5

Rosemont College

Rosemont, Pennsylvania
#8 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosemont College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Rosemont also made our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Rosemont is $20,663 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Rosemont College

#6

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Chestnut Hill College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CHC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $23,857 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Chestnut Hill College.

Full Chestnut Hill College Business/Corporate Communications Report

#7

Thiel College

Greenville, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Thiel 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 $48-$75k ranking. Greenville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business communications degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Thiel College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Thiel College is $21,836 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Thiel College

#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Duquesne University 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 $48-$75k ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $26,888 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Duquesne University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Duquesne

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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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