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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$19,676 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 924 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Ohio 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.

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.

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

Check out the communication sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Kent State University at Kent the best value school in Ohio for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $12,425 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Akron Main Campus

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in Ohio. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Case Western not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

Full Communication Sciences at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 860
Michigan 511
Indiana 480
Wisconsin 585

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 6 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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