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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master'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.

The Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Master'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 master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a great place for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

With a ranking of #6, Harding University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #9, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
12 University of Florida Gainesville, FL

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

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