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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

98 Colleges
$18,330 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RMUoHP are $17,416 a year.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

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#6

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Salus University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salus University are $33,125 a year.

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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UAMS is a small public school located in the city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAMS are $17,652 a year.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

TTUHSC graduate students pay an average of $19,056 in tuition and fees each year.

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Louisiana Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.

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#11

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota 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 #11 on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #12, A T Still University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A T Still University of Health Sciences are $42,128 a year.

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University of North Texas ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of North Texas Report

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Communication Sciences graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
16 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
17 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans New Orleans, LA
18 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
19 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY

Communication Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communication Sciences is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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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