2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 21,991 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,198 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,110 and $35,211 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,624 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 54 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Southeast Region
Out of the 54 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #1 spot on the list. MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,054 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students per year to attend MUW.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 200 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
With a ranking of #7, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
University of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 258 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend A-State is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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With a ranking of #10, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students list, Southeastern has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Louisiana University is $12,171 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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Appalachian State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 74 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students per year to attend Appalachian State.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Southern University and A & M College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern University and A & M College is $16,312 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,501 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend University of South Alabama.
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With a ranking of #15, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of West Georgia is $16,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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With a ranking of #17, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. VSU is a fairly large school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 45 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,969 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend Valdosta State University.
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Jackson State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Jackson State is $14,484 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UTHSC is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 78 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students list, UTHSC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Murray State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 28 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,390 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students per year to attend Murray State.
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University of Florida ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 70 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend UNC Greensboro.
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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend ULM is $10,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
East Carolina University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 33 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
With a ranking of #25, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UL Lafayette is $12,487 for southeast region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.
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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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- 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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