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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$26,208 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. 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.

Full Communication Sciences at San Diego State University Report

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 college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 a year.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loma Linda University are $31,058 a year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Loma Linda University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Pacific. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 249
Washington 289
Nevada 98
Hawaii 16

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

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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