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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,224 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,176 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 62 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia 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 Georgia 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.

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 & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication & Media Studies

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best value school in Georgia for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $11,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UGA also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Georgia Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia State are $9,292 per year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Georgia State University Report

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Florida 381
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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