2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 749 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Read more about Communications at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at UND

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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