2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Sports Communication is the 654th most popular major in the country with 561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 177 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports communication 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 sports communication 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports communication students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$14,648 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.

OSU also made our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports communication students per year to attend OSU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full OSU Sports Communication Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,706 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Sports Communication at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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