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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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 Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. SDSU 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.

SDSU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at SDSU

#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 #2 for the Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 1 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at UNR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 16 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of California - San Diego

#5

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stockton, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences 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.

Full University of the Pacific Communication Sciences Report

#6

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

With a ranking of #6, Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Pacific

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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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