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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 68,079 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 15,759 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,204 and $21,798 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree communications students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 8 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree communications students with aid list, Stanford has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Stanford

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UCSD

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” 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.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of California - Davis

#6

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Washington State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Washington State University Communication & Media Studies Report

#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

University of Oregon came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree communications students with aid list, UO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UO

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Communication & Media Studies Report

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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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