2022 Best Value Colleges for Sports Communication (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Sports Communication is the 654th most popular major in the country with 561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 177 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sports communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports communication 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 sports communication program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Sports Communication (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$7,044 Average Net Price

$46,397 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Sports Communication 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.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Sports Communication Report

#2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$8,669 Average Net Price

$44,004 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 38 ’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for Southwest Region Sports Communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Sports Communication at OSU

• Best Value Colleges for Sports Communication (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 Bill Koplitz.

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