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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the 71st most popular major in the country with 17,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio, television and digital communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

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#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 1 doctorate’s digital communication 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 Northwestern University are $56,567.

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#8 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s digital communication degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree digital communication students with aid list, NYU has also earned the #2 rank 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 New York University 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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