2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 749 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications 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 communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree communication arts students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 6 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at North Dakota State University

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at UND

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (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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