2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Oregon

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 Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Oregon, there were 213 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,440 and $65,537 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication sciences 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Oregon

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$35,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,802 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pacific is a small school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 24 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325.

Full Pacific 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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