2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in the Plains States 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 Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 74 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general graphic communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general graphic communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Graphic 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 graphic communication students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$15,738 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students list, UND has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students per year to attend UND.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full UND General Graphic Communications Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$15,620 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 15 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best General Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students per year to attend UNI.

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 low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full UNI General Graphic Communications Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications

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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