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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

57 Colleges
$24,462 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,194 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA
$33,150 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

La Salle undergraduate students pay an average of $33,150 in tuition and fees each year. On average, communication sciences graduates from La Salle take out $26,621 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$21,418 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great value for communication sciences students. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $21,418 per year.

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#3

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salus University is a great value for communication sciences students. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elkins Park.

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#4

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

The excellent programs at New York Medical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 5 spot on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

The excellent programs at Moravian College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Moravian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Moravian undergraduate students pay an average of $48,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

With a ranking of #7, Marywood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Marywood undergraduate students pay an average of $37,284 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at Marywood accumulate an average of around $20,147 in student debt.

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$16,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,052 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from Clarion University carry an average student debtload of $24,250. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $288.

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#9

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$15,360 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Lehman undergraduate students pay an average of $15,360 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at Lehman accumulate an average of around $12,721 in student debt.

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#10

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
$22,467 Average Tuition & Fees

Stockton University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Stockton State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,467 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,200
Pennsylvania 1,232
Maryland 296
New Jersey 216
District of Columbia 136
Delaware 25

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 25 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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