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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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 South Carolina, there were 812 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,255 and $26,743 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, 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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