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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 21,991 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. 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 Missouri, there were 603 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,229 and $31,095 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

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#2

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,949 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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