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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Management and Strategic Communications (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
543 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

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 Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 974 communication management and strategic communications students received their degree, making the major the most popular in the country.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 543 communication management and strategic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication management and strategic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication management and strategic communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication management and strategic communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Management and Strategic Communications (With Aid)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Fashion Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 282 bachelors’s communication management and strategic communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree communication management and strategic communications students with aid list, FIT SUNY has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Management and Strategic Communications students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Fashion Institute of Technology Communication Management and Strategic Communications Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication management and strategic communications degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree communication management and strategic communications students with aid list, UW - Eau Claire has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Eau Claire is $16,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Management and Strategic Communications students with aid.

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#3

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s communication management and strategic communications degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Fredonia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Management and Strategic Communications students with aid.

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%.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s communication management and strategic communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $18,982 for bachelor’s degree communication management and strategic communications students with aid per year to attend UVM.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Full UVM Communication Management and Strategic Communications Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication management and strategic communications degrees to 153 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree communication management and strategic communications students with aid list, UK has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $17,127 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Management and Strategic Communications students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#6

Marietta College

Marietta, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Marietta College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Marietta, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication management and strategic communications degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Marietta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Marietta College is $20,786 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Management and Strategic Communications students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Marietta Communication Management and Strategic Communications Report

#7

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Eastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. EU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,284 for bachelor’s degree communication management and strategic communications students with aid per year to attend EU.

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#8

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Hampton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Hampton University is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s communication management and strategic communications degrees to qualified students.

Hampton also made our “Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Hampton is $31,307 for Bachelor’s Degree Communication Management and Strategic Communications students with aid.

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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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