2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,049 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,706 and $20,644 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio, television and digital communication 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 radio, television and digital communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 6 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k)

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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