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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast 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

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 132
Florida 586
Georgia 170
North Carolina 221
Tennessee 263
Kentucky 171
Louisiana 213
Alabama 189
South Carolina 112
Mississippi 92
Arkansas 148
West Virginia 80

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

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

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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