2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” ranking - to help you make that 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 Kansas, there were 250 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,200 and $24,607 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Kansas”.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas doctor’s degree communication sciences students.

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

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 16 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about Communication Sciences at KU

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Wichita State University

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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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