2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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 Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Plains States region, there were 2,305 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the speech communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 14 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Speech Communication at University of Kansas

#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Lincoln, Nebraska 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.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Speech Communication Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s speech communication students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Speech Communication at Iowa

#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou Speech Communication Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication

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

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