2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sports Communication in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in sports communication, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #446 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of sports communication. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in sports communication during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Sports Communication School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in sports communication matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sports Communication in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of sports communication students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for sports communication.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sports Communication in the Plains States Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for sports communication students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Sports Communication Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

33 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in sports communication. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sports communication in Nebraska.

There were approximately 33 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Webster University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in sports communication. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sports communication in Missouri.

There were about 6 sports communication individuals who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Webster University

3

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in sports communication needs to take a look at Upper Iowa University. UIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote area of Fayette.

There were roughly 5 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at UIU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Upper Iowa University

4

Hastings College
Hastings, NE

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NE

Hastings College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sports communication. Located in the distant town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Hastings College

5

Newman University
Wichita, KS

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

Newman University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Wichita.

There were about 2 sports communication individuals who graduated with this degree at Newman University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Newman University

5

Grand View University
Des Moines, IA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IA

Located in the city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 2 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at Grand View University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Grand View University

5

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sports communication in Minnesota. More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Concordia University, Saint Paul

8

Simpson College
Indianola, IA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In IA

Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 sports communication individuals who graduated with this degree at Simpson College in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Simpson College

9

Westminster College Missouri
Fulton, MO

#2 Most Popular In MO

Located in the town of Fulton, Westminster Fulton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Westminster College Missouri

9

Culver - Stockton College
Canton, MO

#2 Most Popular In MO

Located in the remote area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Culver - Stockton College

Best Sports Communication Colleges by State

Explore the most popular sports communication schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	467	1
Iowa	396	5
Kansas	349	4
Nebraska	326	4

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Sports Communication Related Rankings by Major

Sports Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Sports Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	308
Public Relations	275
Advertising	122
International & Intercultural Communication	111
General Organizational Communication	88
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	18
Political Communication	15
Health Communication	15
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.