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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

Communication & Media Studies is the #43 most popular major in North Carolina with 144 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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. 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.

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

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

Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

9 Doctor's Degrees

#4 in Quality in North Carolina

$12,566 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the best value school in North Carolina for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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