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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Georgia, there were 376 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,200 and $29,278 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

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

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Communication Sciences Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. VSU is a fairly large school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 1 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Valdosta State University

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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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