2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

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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 Arizona, there were 2,114 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,964 and $25,972 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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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