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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$23,273 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Communication Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCU are $32,268 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #1 for overall quality for communication sciences in the Southwest Region .

Full Communication Sciences at Texas Christian University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Report

The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 a year.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,724
Arizona 462
Oklahoma 288
New Mexico 230

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

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 9 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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