2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.
UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.
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Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 a year.
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University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 20% of our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication and media studies programs. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $29,966 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 795 |
| Virginia | 2,064 |
| North Carolina | 2,972 |
| Florida | 3,020 |
| Tennessee | 1,000 |
| Kentucky | 787 |
| South Carolina | 796 |
| Louisiana | 815 |
| Arkansas | 457 |
| Alabama | 968 |
| Mississippi | 307 |
| West Virginia | 214 |
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Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
| Journalism | 13,552 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
| Publishing | 336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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