2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Mississippi, there were 930 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,217 and $24,642 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communication & journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi”.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree communication & journalism students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Mississippi

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 7 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Communication & Journalism Report

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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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