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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business/corporate communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business/corporate communications programs and cost less that 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. 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 $75-$110k

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 Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business communications degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $75-$110k 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 yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $18,389 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University Business/Corporate Communications Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

Grand View University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand View University is $18,868 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 Making $75-$110k. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rockhurst, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rockhurst is $21,029 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Rockhurst University Business/Corporate Communications Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. York College is located in York, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s business communications degrees to qualified students.

York College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend York College is $18,189 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at York College

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Westminster College Missouri is a small school located in Fulton, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s business communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree business communications students whose families make $75-$110k list, Westminster Fulton has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Westminster Fulton is $23,035 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

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.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Westminster Fulton

#6

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Augustana University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Augustana University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Augustana Sioux Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Augustana University is $24,546 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Augustana University

#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,884 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Communications students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Concordia University, Nebraska.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska Business/Corporate Communications Report

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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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