2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New England region, there were 950 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,825 and $39,401 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The communication sciences 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 Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Northeastern University

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,015 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Communication Sciences Report

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$74,200 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 13 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut Communication Sciences Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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