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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies

8 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$35,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,297 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other communication and media studies 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 other communication and media studies 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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other communication and media studies students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other communication and media studies students list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

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#6

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

Howard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011.

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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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