2023 Best Value Business Communications Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Business Communications Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business/Corporate Communications is the 240th most popular major in the country with 1,029 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, business/corporate communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,185 and had an average of $26,322 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Communications Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business/corporate communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business/corporate communications 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 business/corporate communications 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Business Communications Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Business Communications Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region business communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

1

Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$9,719 Average Net Price

$53,446 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Business Communications Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Christian Brothers University is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 5 ’s business communications degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Christian Brothers, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Christian Brothers is $9,719 for southeast region business communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Business/Corporate Communications at Christian Brothers

2

Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$17,060 Average Net Price

$41,564 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Leo University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business Communications Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Leo, Florida. It awarded 5 ’s business communications degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Leo University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Corporate Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,060 for Southeast Region Business Communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Leo University.

Read full report on Business/Corporate Communications at Saint Leo University

• Best Value Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications (Income $0-$30k)

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 Joi Ito.