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2023 Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 22,298 communication sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication sciences majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Arizona University the best school in the Southwest Region for communication sciences students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,724
Arizona 462
Oklahoma 288
New Mexico 230

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communication Sciences Concentrations

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 2 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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