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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$70,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 860 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Communication Sciences at Rush University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Communication Sciences at Illinois State University Report

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 924
Michigan 511
Indiana 480
Wisconsin 585

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 5 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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