2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 990 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 7 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication and media studies programs and 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 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 Southeast Region

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

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

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Communication & Media Studies at Louisiana State University

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Communication & Media Studies at Florida State

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee 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 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Vanderbilt University 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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