2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in the Southeast Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 41,970 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 8,002 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,381 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 95 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality speech communication programs that also have a lower cost than 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 speech communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 343 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students per year to attend FIU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Speech Communication at Florida International University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 279 bachelors’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Out of the 95 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Carolina University 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 speech communication students per year to attend Western Carolina University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 403 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Out of the 95 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Florida is $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
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 more about Speech Communication at University of North Florida
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 242 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students per year to attend UNCW.
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%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Appalachian State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students per year to attend Appalachian State University.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 344 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
East Carolina University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 302 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students list, ECU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 203 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students.
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James Madison University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. JMU is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 451 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Valdosta State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Valdosta State University is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 63 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend VSU is $13,969 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students.
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 121 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students.
Read full report on Speech Communication at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 178 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students per year to attend Virginia Tech.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of South Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of South Alabama is $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students.
Read more about Speech Communication at University of South Alabama
With a ranking of #17, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
Harding University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Arkansas Tech University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Arkansas Tech University is $10,772 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
Mississippi University for Women ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,054 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students per year to attend Mississippi University for Women.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 218 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students per year to attend UARK.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at University of Arkansas
With a ranking of #22, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $11,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students.
University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. UofSC Aiken is a small school located in Aiken, South Carolina that handed out 32 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,050 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students per year to attend UofSC Aiken.
Full University of South Carolina - Aiken Speech Communication Report
With a ranking of #24, Radford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,447 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication students per year to attend Radford University.
Christopher Newport University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Newport News, Virginia, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students list, CNU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,596 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech communication students per year to attend CNU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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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- 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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