2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,297 people earned their degree in other communication and media studies, making the major the 236th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 679 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Read more about Other Communication & Media Studies at UPenn

#2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUP, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Other Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Communication & Media Studies at Howard University

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