2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 New York, there were 4,680 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,122 and $22,275 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 New York” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree communications students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#4 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s communications degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo Communication & Media Studies Report

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#3 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Syracuse University Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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