2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 425 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 9th in the state.
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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Communication Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for communication sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,547.
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Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTHSC are $10,634 per year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at UTHSC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,134.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for communication sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year.
UT Knoxville also took the #1 spot in our Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 1,159 |
North Carolina | 452 |
Kentucky | 321 |
Georgia | 367 |
West Virginia | 199 |
Virginia | 347 |
Alabama | 431 |
Louisiana | 476 |
Mississippi | 294 |
South Carolina | 163 |
Arkansas | 377 |
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Communication Sciences Related Majors for Communication Sciences
Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Communication Sciences Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Communication Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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).
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