2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

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 Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 68,079 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. 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 Indiana, there were 1,690 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,890 and $24,325 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 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 Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Purdue

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,821 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

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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