Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Private Non-Profit
Business/Corporate Communications at Augustana University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% reported program-share signal, $23,894 school-wide net price, and $59,217 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 55
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 67.8%
- Graduation rate
- 73%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,894/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $95,576
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $59,217/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($23,894), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($59,217), and peer averages from 55 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 55 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,017 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($400 below). Together, those evidence points place Augustana University in the top 73% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 4.1% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH · 0.2% reported share · $10,864 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.4% reported share · $9,552 net A 
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN · 1.0% reported share · $9,854 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.7% reported share · $19,066 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.1% reported share · $14,600 net A Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · 0.1% reported share · $11,668 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.1% reported share · $14,276 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Business/Corporate Communications accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at Augustana University, which is bigger than 47% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Augustana University's average net price is $23,894 per year, about $95,576 over four years. That is $3,017 above the $20,877 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $59,217 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $400 below the $59,617 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Augustana University #40 of 55 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.