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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the # 2 spot on the list. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Full Communication Sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Southeast Region . UAMS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Report

#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication sciences programs. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia 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 #9 on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #10, Radford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
11 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
12 University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,159
North Carolina 452
Tennessee 425
Georgia 367
Kentucky 321
West Virginia 199
Virginia 347
Alabama 431
Louisiana 476
Mississippi 294
South Carolina 163
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 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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