2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #45 most popular major in District of Columbia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication & Media Studies

#1

American University

Washington, DC

4 Doctor's Degrees

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best value school in District of Columbia for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at American University

#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

6 Doctor's Degrees

#5 in Quality in District of Columbia

$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.

Howard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Howard University Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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