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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$31,478 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the communication sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WWU are $24,737 per year.

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#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pacific are $36,169 per year.

Pacific also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #6, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of the Pacific did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific are $50,638 a year.

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#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 793
Washington 136
Oregon 150
Nevada 23
Hawaii 16

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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