2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

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In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 74 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general graphic communications 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 general graphic communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$12,495 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Iowa is $12,495 for plains states region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Graphic Communications at University of Northern Iowa

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,916 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic communication degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best General Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $11,916 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Graphic Communications at University of North Dakota

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications (Income $30-$48k)

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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