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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k)

8 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio, television and digital 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 radio, television and digital communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree digital communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s digital communication degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #6 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s digital communication degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#7 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 5 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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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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