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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$7,036 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,209 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

With 221 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #27 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to see which 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. 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 North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for communication sciences students. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at North Carolina Central University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication Sciences Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Western Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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
Tennessee 263
Kentucky 171
Louisiana 213
Alabama 189
South Carolina 112
Mississippi 92
Arkansas 148
West Virginia 80

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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.

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