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

27 Colleges
$55,311 Avg Salary

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'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very 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

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Public Health 19,473
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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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