2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 957 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,400 and $32,126 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 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.

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 District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in District of Columbia

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 5 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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