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2023 Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate School for You

With 22,298 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Communication Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Arizona University the best school in the United States for communication sciences students working on their basic certificate. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cerritos College is a great place for communication sciences students working on their basic certificate. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

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#4

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Reedley College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the United States. Reedley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Reedley.

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Communication Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Communication Sciences Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology 7,841
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 7,269
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 5,907
Audiology/Audiologist 1,032
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 249

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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