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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,668 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,085 and $29,740 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Williston State College

Williston, North Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williston State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Williston, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Williston State College also made our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Williston State College is $12,413 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Williston State College

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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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