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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

74 Colleges
$23,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,176 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Communication & Journalism at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Tech also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Communication & Journalism at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Communication & Journalism at Cornell University Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Southern Mississippi

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Texas A&M University - College Station

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
13 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
14 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

Communication & Journalism by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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