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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

65 Colleges
$46,956 Avg Salary
$22,033 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 65 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a great place for communication sciences students. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Communication Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for communication sciences students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Full Communication Sciences at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #10, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at East Carolina University

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
11 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
12 Murray State University Murray, KY
13 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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