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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the communication sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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#2

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salus University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 98 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of the Pacific came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #11, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UAMS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
16 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
17 Rush University Chicago, IL
18 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
19 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY

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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

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