2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 106 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 sports communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sports communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sports communication 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 sports communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s sports communication students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sports Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Sports Communication Report

#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana

$12,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sports Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valparaiso University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Valpo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Sports Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valpo are $12,220.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Communication (With Aid)

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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