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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$27,327 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

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

With 22,298 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

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.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States 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. 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 the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in the Plains States Region for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Plains States Region . USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A T Still University of Health Sciences are $42,128 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Plains States Region . UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa 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 #8 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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Washington University in St Louis 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. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WUSTL also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 325
Iowa 249
Nebraska 141
Missouri 598
Kansas 241
South Dakota 72
North Dakota 129

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 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.

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