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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.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per 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 large suburb of Elkins Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salus University are $33,125 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a 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 large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kean are $22,438 a year.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#7

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet 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 Gallaudet are $19,380 a year.

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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #8 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 New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the 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

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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.

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