2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 54 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$17,208 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree sports communication students per year to attend UNL.

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

Read full report on Sports Communication at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$16,245 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Saint Paul also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,245 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students per year to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul.

Read full report on Sports Communication at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,768 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 6 bachelors’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $22,768 for Plains States Region 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%.

Read full report on Sports Communication at Webster

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication

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.

Featured Communications / Public Relations Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >