2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Georgia, there were 376 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,200 and $29,278 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communication sciences 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 Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. 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 Georgia

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at UGA

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valdosta State University is a fairly large school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 1 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Valdosta State University 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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