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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 977 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,392 and $27,249 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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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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