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

7 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$28,321 Avg Student Debt
Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business/Corporate Communications is the 240th most popular major in the country with 1,029 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 55 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $28,321 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 Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,686 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

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%.

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

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k list, Rockhurst has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rockhurst University is $19,220 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 more about Business/Corporate Communications at Rockhurst

#3

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand View University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Grand View University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s business communications degrees to qualified students.

Grand View University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand View University is $18,213 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Grand View University

#4

Westminster College Missouri

Fulton, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Westminster College Missouri is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fulton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Westminster College Missouri is $19,729 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Westminster College Missouri Business/Corporate Communications Report

#5

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,125 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Augustana Sioux Falls.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Augustana Sioux Falls Business/Corporate Communications Report

#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Seward, Nebraska 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k list, Concordia University, Nebraska has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,567 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Concordia University, Nebraska.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Concordia University, Nebraska

#7

York College

York, Nebraska
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, York College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in York, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

York College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for York College is $17,224 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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