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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Georgia, there were 3,524 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,637 and $26,851 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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 Georgia

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

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Communication & Journalism Report

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia State Communication & Journalism Report

#2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Georgia Tech

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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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