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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k

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 Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $30-$48k list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

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#6 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of the Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of the Pacific

#6

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

Pacific University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Pacific has also earned the #4 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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