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2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

15 Ranked Colleges
493 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,297 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 990 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 493 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in other communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNG is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 67 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNG is $7,650 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $18,394 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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#3

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

Morehead State University also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $10,029 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Morehead State University.

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#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UAPB also took the #14 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is $11,207 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Belmont University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 21 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,980 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Belmont University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSU is $14,652 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

University of West Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Alabama, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $14,254 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Columbia College

Columbia, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Columbia College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Columbia College South Carolina is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia College South Carolina not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College is $16,819 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

King University

Bristol, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

King University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bristol, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, King has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,192 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend King University.

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#10

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Lees - McRae College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lees - McRae College is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

Lees - McRae College also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Lees - McRae College is $16,754 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Gardner - Webb University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Gardner - Webb University is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gardner - Webb, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gardner - Webb is $18,034 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Rollins College

Winter Park, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Rollins College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

Rollins also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Rollins is $24,147 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#13

William Peace University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

William Peace University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, WPU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WPU is $20,968 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WPU Other Communication & Media Studies Report

#14

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Lynn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 7 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Lynn University Fighting Knights also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Lynn University Fighting Knights is $31,214 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lynn University Other Communication & Media Studies Report

#15

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#15 in overall quality

Full Sail University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 133 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $27,998 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Full Sail University.

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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%.

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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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