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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 2,705 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,464 and $37,259 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree communication sciences students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree communication sciences students with aid list, SDSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 1 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Communication Sciences Report

#5

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Stockton, California that handed out 20 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of the Pacific Communication Sciences Report

#6

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

With a ranking of #6, Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Pacific

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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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