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2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges
$70,369 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 425 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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 Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. 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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

Full Communication Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

Full Communication Sciences at East Tennessee State University Report

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,159
North Carolina 452
Kentucky 321
Georgia 367
West Virginia 199
Virginia 347
Louisiana 476
Mississippi 294
South Carolina 163
Alabama 431
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 4 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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