2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,804 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,648 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNF is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 233 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UNF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Florida is $9,606 for Southeast Region 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UCA also took the #22 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
MC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MC is $17,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the #4 spot on the list. CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbus State University is $12,058 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Henderson State University is $10,270 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 22 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin is $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 111 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students per year to attend Liberty University.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Chattanooga also made our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is $12,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 44 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
ULM also took the #21 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe is $10,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
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Tennessee State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee State University is $12,443 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UAFS is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,637 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students per year to attend UAFS.
Bob Jones University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Bob Jones University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $12,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Ouachita Baptist also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,815 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students per year to attend Ouachita Baptist.
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With a ranking of #15, Jacksonville State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 42 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $15,559 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
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John Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students list, JBU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend John Brown University is $21,963 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
The University of Tampa landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UT also made our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $30,990 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students per year to attend UT.
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%.
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Southeastern University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
SEU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SEU is $24,909 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
With a ranking of #19, Asbury University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Asbury is a small school located in Wilmore, Kentucky that handed out 14 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Asbury also made our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend Asbury University is $27,631 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
Thomas More University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
Thomas More also took the #11 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thomas More University is $19,161 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
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With a ranking of #21, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 13 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students list, Lipscomb has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students per year to attend Lipscomb University.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Marymount University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Marymount is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 16 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,078 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students per year to attend Marymount.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Young Harris College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for YHC is $17,591 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
Barry University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Barry University is $17,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
Queens University of Charlotte came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Queens is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 22 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Queens also made our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Queens University of Charlotte is $25,078 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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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- *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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