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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

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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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 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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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. San Diego State University is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 9 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed 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 UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $48-$75k. UNR is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 1 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $48-$75k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 Pacific are $49,374.

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#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 $48-$75k list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. It awarded 24 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific University 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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