2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Utah

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Utah For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Utah, there were 637 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,000 and $29,166 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k” 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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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 Utah For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

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#2

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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