Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,475 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, communication sciences was ranked 10th in North Carolina. In fact, 452 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

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.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Greensboro to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

Request Information

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Communication Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Request Information
#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication Sciences at East Carolina University Report

Request Information

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,159
Tennessee 425
Kentucky 321
Georgia 367
West Virginia 199
Virginia 347
Alabama 431
Louisiana 476
Mississippi 294
South Carolina 163
Arkansas 377

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 3 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.

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school-matching tool matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S