2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Iowa, there were 1,247 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,065 and $24,847 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa 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 Iowa

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Iowa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)

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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