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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 271 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Communication Sciences

Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 271 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 271 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salus University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’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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Washington University in St Louis ranked #11 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#12

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #12, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#13

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#14

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

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#17

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #17, Saint Mary’s College did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#18

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#20

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

With a ranking of #20, Nevada State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Henderson, NSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#21

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.

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#22

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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#25

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #25, Ithaca College did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Ithaca is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.

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Rest of the Top Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#27

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI
#29

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD
#30

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
#31

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
#32

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR
#33

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
#36

Boston University

Boston, MA
#37

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
#38

Baylor University

Waco, TX
#39

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
#40

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Communication Sciences students that almost earned our Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
41 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
42 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Memphis, TN
43 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
44 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
45 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
46 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
47 Biola University La Mirada, CA
48 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
49 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
50 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
51 Towson University Towson, MD
52 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
53 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
54 University of Georgia Athens, GA

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).
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