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2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

10 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Speech Communication is the 17th most popular major in the country with 41,970 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 8,002 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in speech communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great speech communication programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the speech communication program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s speech communication degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Speech Communication at UNC Chapel Hill

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 8 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Full USF Tampa Speech Communication Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Speech Communication at University of Georgia

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s speech communication degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WVU Speech Communication Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Speech Communication at UK

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s speech communication students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Speech Communication Report

#7

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s speech communication students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree speech communication students whose families make $48-$75k list, Southern Miss has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Speech Communication at Southern Miss

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

Georgia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Speech Communication at Georgia State University

#9

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Regent University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Speech Communication at Regent

#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 4 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U Miami Speech Communication Report

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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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