2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southeast region, there were 14,617 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,483 and $26,130 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12,784 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 174 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 588 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend FIU.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 461 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend WCU.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 30 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Nicholls State University is $12,247 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 403 students in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Central Florida
University of North Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 246 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UNF also did well on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend UNF.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 University of North Florida
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 242 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Appalachian State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State excels when it comes to communications quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 344 students in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte also took the #21 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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East Carolina University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 302 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend ECU.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 203 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
James Madison University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 451 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
JMU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $22,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend JMU.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 13 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,916 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.
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Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Valdosta State University is $13,969 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
With a ranking of #15, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Pembroke is $10,228 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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With a ranking of #16, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend UNG.
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University of Central Arkansas landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
McNeese State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. McNeese State University is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 31 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for McNeese is $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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The University of West Florida landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 104 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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University of Memphis came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 71 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 206 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
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Virginia Tech landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 178 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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University of South Alabama came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 68 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USA is $15,501 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
Full University of South Alabama Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #25, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communications students.
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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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- *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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