2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 195th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 216 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,633 and $23,848 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 195 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism (other) 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 communication and journalism (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The other 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 Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) in the Southeast Region

#1

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$15,929 Average Net Price

$28,055 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other communications degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students per year to attend Tennessee Technological University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Tennessee Technological University

#2

Middle Georgia State University

Macon, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$10,116 Average Net Price

$25,967 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Georgia State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students.

Full Middle Georgia State University Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

#3

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$12,923 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communications students per year to attend Bob Jones University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

#4

Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$23,014 Average Net Price

$28,598 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Mount Berry, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

Berry not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,014 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other communications students per year to attend Berry College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Berry College

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other)

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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