2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

Across Missouri, there were 177 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 164 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$9,435 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 63 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $9,435 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students with aid per year to attend UMSL.

Read more about Communications at UMSL

#2

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$12,354 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $12,354 for missouri bachelor’s degree communication arts students with aid per year to attend Northwest.

Read full report on Communications at Northwest Missouri State University

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$28,188 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The yearly cost to attend SLU is $28,188 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Communications at Saint Louis University

#4

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

Springfield, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$13,233 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. It costs about $13,233 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students with aid per year to attend Drury University - CCPS.

Read full report on Communications at Drury University - CCPS

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (With Aid)

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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