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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,659 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies 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 and media studies 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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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Communication & Media Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Michigan State University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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