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2023 Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$38,193 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,562 people earned a degree or certificate in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the #80 most popular in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for digital communication students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Radio, Television & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the digital communication doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Radio, TV & Digital Communication

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best value school for radio, television and digital communication students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

UCSB also claimed a spot on our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for radio, television and digital communication students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree radio, television and digital communication programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for radio, television and digital communication students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northwestern also did well on our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Radio, Television & Digital Communication by Region

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Radio, Television & Digital Communication is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Digital Communication

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
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