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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$24,015 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,311 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master'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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication Sciences

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

RMUoHP graduate students pay an average of $17,416 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ISU are $27,778 per year.

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Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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The University of Montana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 184
Utah 647
Idaho 88
Montana 52
Wyoming 54

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 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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