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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

63 Colleges
$21,507 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,956 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

Communication Sciences is the #29 most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Schools

$7,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mississippi University for Women to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MUW are $7,756 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Mississippi University for Women Report

#2

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harding are $22,230 a year.

Harding also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$12,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $12,698 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

$16,433 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCA are $16,433 a year.

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$15,976 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAMS are $15,976 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Report

$16,806 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication sciences programs. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $16,806 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Hampton University

Hampton, VA
$29,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Hampton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication sciences programs. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

Hampton undergraduate students pay an average of $29,312 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL
$42,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Jacksonville University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication sciences programs. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JU are $42,400 a year.

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$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern Mississippi landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication sciences programs. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#10

Murray State University

Murray, KY
$18,528 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Murray State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,528 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication Sciences at Murray State University Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Jackson State University Jackson, MS
12 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans New Orleans, LA

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 132
Florida 586
Georgia 170
North Carolina 221
Tennessee 263
Kentucky 171
Louisiana 213
Alabama 189
South Carolina 112
Mississippi 92
Arkansas 148
West Virginia 80

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 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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