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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$35,153 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. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic 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

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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

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

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUP are $18,207 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Temple University Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $26,178 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York 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 large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Communication & Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University 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 #10 on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Pennsylvania 367
Maryland 268
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

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 12 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.

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