2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 679 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 other communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.

Read full report on Other Communication & Media Studies at UPenn

#1

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full IUP Other Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard Other Communication & Media Studies Report

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

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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