2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,297 people earned their degree in other communication and media studies, making the major the 236th most popular in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 23 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 3 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,922 and $25,876 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa bachelor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1

Maharishi International University

Fairfield, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maharishi International University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Iowa, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

MIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Maharishi International University Other Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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