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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$32,131 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

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

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 757
Indiana 391
Ohio 199
Wisconsin 75
Michigan 298

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

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 16 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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