2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in North Dakota

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across North Dakota, there were 94 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 $78,500 and $84,163 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that 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 communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 North Dakota”.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota.

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

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota. 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.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Communications Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Dakota Communications Report

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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.

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

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