2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 22,298 communication sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences
Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona 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 Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.
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Lamar University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
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Request InformationBest Communication Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,724 |
Arizona | 462 |
Oklahoma | 288 |
New Mexico | 230 |
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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 9 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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