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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$32,131 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,176 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State 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 #8 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Illinois 4,261
Wisconsin 1,988

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

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 16 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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