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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Idaho

6 Ranked Colleges
557 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in Idaho

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 Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho” 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 557 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,211 and $23,934 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho”.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho bachelor’s degree communications students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 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 for a Bachelor’s in Idaho. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 233 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $7,167 for Idaho Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at BYU - I

#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 267 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. The estimated yearly cost for Boise State is $15,787 for idaho bachelor’s degree communications students.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Boise State University

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 3 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $14,132 for idaho bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend University of Idaho.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 6 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis - Clark State College also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,046 for idaho bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend Lewis - Clark State College.

Full Lewis - Clark State College Communication & Media Studies Report

#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 for a Bachelor’s in Idaho list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our idaho bachelor’s degree communications students list, ISU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ISU is $16,810 for idaho bachelor’s degree communications students.

Full ISU Communication & Media Studies Report

Northwest Nazarene University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho ranking. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.

NNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. The yearly cost to attend NNU is $20,708 for Idaho Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Northwest Nazarene 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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