2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Illinois (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications 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 communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Illinois (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 Getting Aid 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Communications Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (With Aid)

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.

Credits

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

Featured Communications / Public Relations Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >