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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

57 Colleges
$17,638 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Bachelor'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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the communication sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Mississippi University for Women to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MUW are $7,756 per year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at MUW take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,372.

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#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delta State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Carolina University is a great value for communication sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,367 in tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Communication Sciences at Western Carolina University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for communication sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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#6

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida-Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication sciences programs. UF Online is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF Online are $16,579 per year. Communication Sciences majors at UF Online take out an average of $18,627 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF Online also is in the top 10% of our Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at USF Tampa take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,194.

USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Communication Sciences at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#8

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harding are $22,230 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $428.

Harding also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Louisiana Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communication sciences majors at Louisiana Tech accumulate an average of around $19,476 in student debt.

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Southern University and A & M College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southern University and A & M College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,192 in tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $172, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools 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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

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