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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 561 people earned their degree in sports communication, making the major the 654th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 57 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sports communication 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 Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. YCP is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

YCP also made our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,411 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sports communication students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend YCP.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read more about Sports Communication at York College of Pennsylvania

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rowan University is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sports communication students whose families make $30-$48k list, Rowan has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,971 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rowan.

Read full report on Sports Communication at Rowan

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Duquesne University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.

Duquesne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Duquesne University is $22,713 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sports communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Duquesne University Sports Communication Report

#4

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ithaca College is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s sports communication degrees to qualified students.

Ithaca did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,356 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Communication students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ithaca.

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 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Communication at Ithaca College

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rider University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sports communication students whose families make $30-$48k list, Rider has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sports Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rider University is $23,326 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sports communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

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.

Full Rider Sports Communication Report

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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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