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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,463 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 255 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication sciences students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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 Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication sciences in Michigan.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Michigan State University

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Wayne State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at Western Michigan University Report

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 492
Ohio 445
Indiana 174
Wisconsin 268

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

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 4 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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