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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 Alabama, there were 1,889 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,511 and $25,179 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

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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%.

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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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