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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,636 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

Communication Sciences is the #30 most popular major in South Carolina with 112 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South 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. 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 Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the best value school in South Carolina for communication sciences students. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofSC is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication sciences in South Carolina.

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Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Francis Marion University are $11,160 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Francis Marion University Report

The excellent programs at South Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in South Carolina. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the town of Orangeburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Carolina State University are $11,060 a year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at South Carolina State University

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 132
Florida 586
Georgia 170
North Carolina 221
Tennessee 263
Kentucky 171
Louisiana 213
Alabama 189
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 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.

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