2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 1,220 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,200 and $25,482 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 11 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 5 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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