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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 22,915 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,195 and $22,163 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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 communication and journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Stanford

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UCSB

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Wazzu

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, UC Davis has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of California - Davis

#5 in overall quality

University of California - San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UCSD

#8 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UH Manoa

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 14 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Southern California

#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

University of Oregon landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, UO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

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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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