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2022 Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
645 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Idaho, there were 645 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,925 and $23,386 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 233 ’s communications degrees to qualified students.

BYU - I also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $9,850 for idaho communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 277 ’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $19,550 for idaho communications students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Boise State.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k. Lewis - Clark State College is a public institution located in Lewiston, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis - Clark State College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $14,622 for Idaho Communications students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Lewis - Clark State College.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our idaho communications students whose families make $75-$110k list, U of I has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $17,509 for idaho communications students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Idaho.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k list. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 ’s communications degrees to qualified students.

ISU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for ISU is $19,875 for Idaho Communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Idaho State University Communication & Media Studies Report

Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 10 ’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Nazarene University is $21,961 for Idaho Communications students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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