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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

2 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$44,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Speech Communication is the 17th most popular major in the country with 41,970 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 1,068 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in speech communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great speech communication programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the speech communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree speech communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s speech communication students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 6 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, 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%.

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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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