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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,280 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

Communication Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Washington with 289 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

$8,703 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for communication sciences students. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $8,703 per year. On average, communication sciences graduates from WWU take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

WWU also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$7,922 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great value for communication sciences students. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EWU are $7,922 per year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Eastern Washington University

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Communication Sciences majors at UW Seattle take out an average of $15,259 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication sciences in Washington.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wazzu are $12,417 a year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at Wazzu take out is $22,759.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wazzu also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Washington ranking.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Washington State University

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 249
California 2,227
Nevada 98
Hawaii 16

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

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 4 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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