2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 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 has developed its “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 11 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree communications students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 1 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Colorado State

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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