2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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

This year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Sports Communication (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$14,698 Average Net Price

$44,004 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 38 ’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,698 for Southwest Region Sports Communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Sports Communication at OSU

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$14,033 Average Net Price

$46,397 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 112 ’s sports communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,033 for Southwest Region Sports Communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Sports Communication at ASU - Tempe

• Best Value Colleges for Sports Communication (Income $48-$75k)

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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