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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 41,970 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent speech communication 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 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree speech communication students.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Miss Speech Communication Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s speech communication students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 UGA are $27,476.

Full UGA Speech Communication Report

#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052.

Full Regent Speech Communication Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s speech communication degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #5 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USF Tampa Speech Communication Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region 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 UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Speech Communication at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #5 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.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full West Virginia University Speech Communication Report

#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 list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree speech communication students list, UK has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Speech Communication at University of Kentucky

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 8 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Speech Communication at Georgia State

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 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.

Read more about Speech Communication at U Miami

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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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