2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate
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Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree communication arts students.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications
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. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree communication arts students list, UND has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
Cornell also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Kent State also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UCSB also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication arts degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 3 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UMaine also took the #9 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.
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University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #11. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree communication arts students list, UIC has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, 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%.
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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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