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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$31,478 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor'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.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

WWU graduate students pay an average of $24,737 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication Sciences at Western Washington University Report

#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific are $36,169 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pacific also did well on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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University of the Pacific landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific are $50,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Pacific is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 249
California 2,227
Washington 289
Nevada 98
Hawaii 16

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

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

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 8 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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