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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$29,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 22,298 communication sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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#2

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salus University are $33,125 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kean University is a great value for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Kean graduate students pay an average of $22,438 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bloomsburg are $16,731 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#7

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gallaudet are $19,380 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 a year.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,200
Pennsylvania 1,232
Maryland 296
New Jersey 216
District of Columbia 136
Delaware 25

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

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 17 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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