2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

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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 Indiana, there were 2,827 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,147 and $23,907 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Purdue

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Indiana University - Bloomington

#3

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Communication & Journalism Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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