2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,029 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree media studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (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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