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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

12 Ranked Colleges
722 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Louisiana, there were 767 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,683 and $27,085 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 722 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,417 and $24,684 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies 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 Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $24,632 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.

McNeese not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. The yearly cost to attend McNeese State University is $16,492 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.

ULM also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $8,973 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 289 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. It costs about $13,126 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Louisiana State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University - Alexandria. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public institution located in Alexandria, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University - Alexandria did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. It costs about $6,709 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Louisiana State University - Alexandria.

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With a ranking of #6, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern is $10,578 for louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana

Nicholls State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Nicholls State University also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $10,304 for louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. The estimated yearly cost for UL Lafayette is $10,726 for louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, NSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $11,590 for louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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#10

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Southern University and A & M College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern University and A & M College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern University and A & M College is $15,998 for louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#11

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. GSU is a public institution located in Grambling, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. The estimated yearly cost for GSU is $18,626 for louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#12

Dillard University

New Orleans, Louisiana

Dillard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana bachelor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, Dillard University has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dillard University is $16,367 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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