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2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio, television and digital communication programs, but they also 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 radio, television and digital communication program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree digital communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $0-$30k)

#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 Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Full Georgia Tech Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #6 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UCSB

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UT Austin

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Boston U

#8 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kent State Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#8

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Full New York University Radio, Television & Digital Communication 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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