2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 517 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications 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 communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communication arts 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 Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois”.

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 Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree communication arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at University of Illinois at Chicago

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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