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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$70,369 Avg Salary

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Kent State University at Kent 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Illinois 492
Ohio 445
Indiana 174
Wisconsin 268

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

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Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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