2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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

Across Illinois, there were 517 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications 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 communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at UIUC

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Communications Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $48-$75k)

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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