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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$25,076 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication sciences was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 10,547 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Communication Sciences at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Utah State University

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Northern Colorado

#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Utah

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #6, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ISU are $27,778 a year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 58
Utah 188
Idaho 63
Montana 33
Wyoming 17

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

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

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 6 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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