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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

28 Colleges
$48,837 Avg Salary
$22,401 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Colleges.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for communication sciences students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa 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 city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Fontbonne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#10

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 326
Minnesota 160
Iowa 116
Kansas 100
Nebraska 68
North Dakota 65
South Dakota 29

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 25 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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