2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 2,227 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California 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.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in California for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SDSU are $9,570 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great value for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
Loma Linda University graduate students pay an average of $31,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in California. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pacific are $50,638 per year.
Pacific also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California rankings.
Request InformationBest Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 249 |
| Washington | 289 |
| Nevada | 98 |
| Hawaii | 16 |
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Majors Related to Communication Sciences
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Communication Sciences Concentrations
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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