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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

74 Colleges
$23,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,176 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned a degree or certificate in communication and journalism, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 15% Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Communication & Journalism at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Liberty University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the United States. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Communication & Journalism students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
13 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
14 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

Communication & Journalism by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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