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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Kansas, there were 250 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,200 and $24,607 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas 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 Kansas

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 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 Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Kansas

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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