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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
357 Degrees Awarded
$14,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,297 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 474 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 357 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other communication and media studies 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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 234 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $3,166 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

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#2

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Elmhurst has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,903 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Elmhurst.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St. Joseph University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mount St. Joe is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 8 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount St. Joe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mount St. Joseph University is $14,097 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Illinois University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern Illinois University is $14,816 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Spring Arbor University is a small school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan that handed out 10 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Spring Arbor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Spring Arbor University is $14,962 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

Alverno College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Alverno not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $12,483 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Alverno College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Chicago is $14,097 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Butler University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

Butler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Butler University is $28,783 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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