2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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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.
This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in other communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other communication and media studies 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 other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. UNG is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s 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 University of North Georgia is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Columbia, South Carolina 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 5 students 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 South Carolina is $18,307 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
University of West Alabama not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of West Alabama is $15,514 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morehead State University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,421 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students per year to attend Morehead State University.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 96 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students per year to attend Auburn University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
UAPB also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $12,320 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students per year to attend UAPB.
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King University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Bristol, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.
King not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for King is $22,652 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students.
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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 ranking, coming in at #8. Charleston Southern University is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.
CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Charleston Southern University is $17,804 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students.
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Lees - McRae College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lees - McRae College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,024 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students per year to attend Lees - McRae College.
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With a ranking of #10, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.
Belmont also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Belmont University is $35,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, William Peace University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.
WPU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,134 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students per year to attend WPU.
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Gardner - Webb University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Gardner - Webb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 11 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Gardner - Webb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students per year to attend Gardner - Webb University.
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Lynn University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lynn University Fighting Knights, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lynn University is $36,044 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students.
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Full Sail University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,524 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students.
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Rollins College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Rollins College is a small school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 6 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 list, Rollins has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,806 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students per year to attend Rollins College.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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