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2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Texas, there were 3,742 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,587 and $23,833 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree communications students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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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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