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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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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 the Southwest region, there were 12,513 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,547 and $23,301 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Communication & Journalism Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 24 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree communication & journalism students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Communication & Journalism Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3 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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 11 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree communication & journalism students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at ASU - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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