2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
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
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Explore all the Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 924 |
Michigan | 511 |
Indiana | 480 |
Wisconsin | 585 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Sciences
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Communication Sciences Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Communication Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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