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2022 Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 21,991 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,802 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,395 and $30,016 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences 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 sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences 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 UT Dallas are $28,610.

Full UT Dallas Communication Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of North Texas

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Communication Sciences 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.

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