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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$37,835 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 589 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 2 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

Boston U also made our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.

Full Communication Sciences at Boston University Report

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 226
New Hampshire 82
Maine 44
Vermont 36
Rhode Island 95

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

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 2 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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