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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,334 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

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

With 263 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #17 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee 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.

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 Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHSC are $15,529 per year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Memphis

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ETSU are $10,736 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at East Tennessee State University Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vanderbilt is ranked #1 for overall quality for communication sciences in Tennessee.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Vanderbilt University

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 132
Florida 586
Georgia 170
North Carolina 221
Kentucky 171
Louisiana 213
Alabama 189
South Carolina 112
Mississippi 92
Arkansas 148
West Virginia 80

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

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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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