2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in North Dakota (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid” 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 North Dakota, there were 139 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,500 and $22,455 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,500 and $84,163 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. 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 North Dakota For Those Getting Aid” 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 North Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UND Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

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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