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

7 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in Nebraska

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Nebraska” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Nebraska, there were 187 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,550 and $24,383 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 172 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,068 and $24,613 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Nebraska

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UNL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $14,040 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend UNOMAHA.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 12 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for nebraska bachelor’s degree communications students.

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#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska. Wayne State College is located in Wayne, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.

WSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. It costs about $13,765 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend Wayne State College.

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#5

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Chadron State College is a small public school situated in Chadron, Nebraska. It awarded 8 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $14,268 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend Chadron State College.

Full Chadron State College Communication & Media Studies Report

#6

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #6. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 19 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

NWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWU is $23,847 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full NWU Communication & Media Studies Report

#7

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska bachelor’s degree communications students list, Creighton has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $31,400 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend Creighton University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Creighton 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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