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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$16,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Communication Sciences

#1

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

Our analysis found Reedley College to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Reedley College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Reedley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reedley College are $8,504 per year.

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#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

Cerritos College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,026 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year.

NAU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.

ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools list.

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Communication Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 4 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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