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2023 Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

63 Colleges
$46,956 Avg Salary
$22,033 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication Sciences 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the communication sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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The excellent programs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college 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 Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS 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 #5 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences 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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#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. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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 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).
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