2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 41,970 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,305 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality speech communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the speech communication program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree speech communication students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Speech Communication at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa Speech Communication Report

#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read more about Speech Communication at Mizzou

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s speech communication degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Speech Communication Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (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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