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Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,659 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 Ohio with 3,901 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Ohio 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. 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.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the best value school in Ohio for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $9,831 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
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 4 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.

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