2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s
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 Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 561 people earned their degree in sports communication, making the major the 654th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 431 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in sports communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sports communication programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sports communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports communication degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree sports communication students list, OSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,454 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students per year to attend Rowan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
YCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for York College of Pennsylvania is $20,652 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree sports communication students list, Concordia University, Saint Paul has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul is $16,245 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
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Mississippi College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.
MC also made our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend MC is $17,186 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.
Ashland University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ashland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.
Ashland also took the #17 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,111 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students per year to attend Ashland.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Husson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports communication degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Husson also took the #21 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,286 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students per year to attend Husson.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Webster University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.
Webster also took the #15 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webster is $22,768 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 ranking of #12, Lewis - Clark State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree sports communication students list, Lewis - Clark State College has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis - Clark State College is $11,046 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.
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With a ranking of #13, Bradley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Bradley University is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.
Bradley also made our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $25,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students per year to attend Bradley.
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 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Piedmont College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Demorest, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Piedmont College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,950 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students per year to attend Piedmont College.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Wingate University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wingate is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wingate, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree sports communication students list, Wingate has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wingate University is $18,759 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication 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%.
Florida Southern College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Southern, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Southern College is $25,646 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
With a ranking of #17, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Duquesne University is $29,309 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
DePaul University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.
DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend DePaul is $30,090 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports 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%.
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Butler University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.
Butler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $37,645 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students per year to attend Butler University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 86%.
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Ithaca College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ithaca, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ithaca College is $33,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Franklin Pierce University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Franklin Pierce is a small school located in Rindge, New Hampshire that handed out 7 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Franklin Pierce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Franklin Pierce University is $27,617 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
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With a ranking of #22, Rider University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 5 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $27,964 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students per year to attend Rider.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Sail University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports communication degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,524 for Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.
Emerson College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Emerson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Emerson also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emerson is $45,365 for bachelor’s degree sports communication students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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- 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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