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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

25 Colleges
$70,369 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Southeast Region . UAMS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #9, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,159
North Carolina 452
Tennessee 425
Georgia 367
Kentucky 321
West Virginia 199
Virginia 347
Alabama 431
Louisiana 476
Mississippi 294
South Carolina 163
Arkansas 377

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).
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