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2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,723 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 2,114 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,964 and $25,972 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,723 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,194 and $24,661 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 280 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,562 for arizona bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 432 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full ASU - Tempe Communication & Media Studies Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 256 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $12,601 for arizona bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UOPX - Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 469 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. It costs about $12,037 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Communication & Media Studies Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 71 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $9,251 for arizona bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at NAU

#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $18,405 for arizona bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Grand Canyon 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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