2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee, there were 469 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,625 and $35,717 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 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 Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree communication sciences students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,392 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Memphis

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• 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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