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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 229 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree media studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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