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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Communication Sciences is the #29 most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in the United States for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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#2

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salus University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the United States. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 98 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #12 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UAMS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

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#13

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
16 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
17 Rush University Chicago, IL
18 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
19 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY

Communication Sciences by Region

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

Communication Sciences is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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