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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,705 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,464 and $37,259 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

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#5

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the #5 spot on the list. Stockton, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Pacific also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374.

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#6

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

Pacific University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Pacific University is a small school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 24 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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