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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,668 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,085 and $29,740 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 12 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication Sciences at WUSTL

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Communication Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” 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

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Iowa

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 13 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#6

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Wichita State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

WSU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WSU Communication Sciences Report

#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#8 in overall quality

University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 5 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also took the #8 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at USD

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, KU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Communication Sciences Report

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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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