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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$55,311 Avg Salary

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.

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The Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the best school in the Far Western US Region for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Out of the 28 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#6

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

Nevada State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Henderson, NSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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#8

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. CSUSM is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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California State University - East Bay came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 249
California 2,227
Washington 289
Nevada 98
Hawaii 16

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

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

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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