2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Kansas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. 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 Kansas, there were 1,100 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,029 and $21,861 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communication & journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Kansas

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 14 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Kansas

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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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