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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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'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 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Wichita State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 326
Minnesota 160
Iowa 116
Kansas 100
Nebraska 68
North Dakota 65
South Dakota 29

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 9 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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