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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$23,415 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 583 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication sciences students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #23 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Salus University the best value school in Pennsylvania for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Salus University graduate students pay an average of $33,125 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Salus University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bloomsburg are $11,871 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,197
Maryland 160
New Jersey 175
District of Columbia 119
Delaware 25

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 3 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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