2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Massachusetts (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” 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 Massachusetts, there were 3,682 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,841 and $26,757 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. 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.

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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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Boston University

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid)

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.

Credits

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