2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,632 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 187 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It awarded 71 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado State University - Global Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Communications Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 256 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Arizona also claimed a top spot on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
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Out of the 187 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a fairly large public school situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It awarded 141 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Whitewater also took the #23 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UND excels when it comes to communication arts quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UND is $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communications at University of North Dakota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 46 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SRU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $19,926 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students per year to attend SRU.
University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 23 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.
With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is $16,020 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is $14,395 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
With a ranking of #11, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 57 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 12 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
University of Phoenix - California landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UOPX - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,664 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students per year to attend University of Phoenix - California.
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Metropolitan State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 45 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,225 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students per year to attend Metropolitan State University.
Eastern Illinois University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Illinois University is $14,607 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Parkside is a small school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 37 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside is $11,327 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 89 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,422 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students per year to attend Kutztown University.
Read more about Communications at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $19,433 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
SUNY Cortland ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized school located in Cortland, New York that handed out 82 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Cortland excels when it comes to communication arts quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $18,705 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students per year to attend SUNY Cortland.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 289 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,853 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 233 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Florida is $9,606 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
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%.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northwest Missouri State University is $12,354 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,514 for bachelor’s degree communication arts students per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Angelo State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Angelo State is $13,819 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
University of Houston ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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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%.
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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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