2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 990 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 7 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree other communication and media studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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