2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Alabama (With Aid)

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 Alabama For Those Getting Aid” 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 Alabama, there were 432 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,367 and $32,988 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. 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 Alabama For Those Getting Aid”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USA Communication Sciences Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 10 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (With Aid)

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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