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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$7,118 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 72 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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.

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 South Dakota ranking.

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.

Check out the communication sciences doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $7,118 per year.

USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Communication Sciences at University of South Dakota Report

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 325
Iowa 249
Missouri 598
Nebraska 141
Kansas 241
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

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 values are for the top school 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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