Business/Corporate Communications is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #172 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of business/corporate communications. Combined, these schools handed out 49 bachelor's degrees in business/corporate communications to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business/corporate communications students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of business/corporate communications students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt business/corporate communications students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business/corporate communications related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for business/corporate communications students working on their bachelor's degree.
The business communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Business/Corporate Communications in Michigan
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in business/corporate communications.
Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Business Communications
It's hard to beat Aquinas College Michigan if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in business/corporate communications. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.
Soon after graduation, business communications bachelor's recipients typically make about $42,669 in their early careers.
With an online bachelor's degree in communication you'll have the opportunity to pursue a multitude of career options. From journalism and social media, to public relations, advertising and mass media, earning your BA in communication will allow you to strategize and communicate your ideas.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).