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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 1,197 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,300 and $27,736 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and 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 communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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