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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,853 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

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

Communication Sciences is the #35 most popular major in District of Columbia with 119 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 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 in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

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 District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Gallaudet University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gallaudet are $19,380 a year.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.

Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Howard University

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,197
Pennsylvania 583
Maryland 160
New Jersey 175
Delaware 25

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 2 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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