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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
$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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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 10 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the best school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#7

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 860
Ohio 924
Michigan 511
Indiana 480
Wisconsin 585

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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