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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,996 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,598 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 321 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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The Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky 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.

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 Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

$9,252 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Murray State University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at Murray State take out is $21,500.

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$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Kentucky. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at UK take out is $25,004.

UK also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for communication sciences students. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofL are $12,370 a year.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, communication sciences graduates from WKU take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,159
North Carolina 452
Tennessee 425
Georgia 367
West Virginia 199
Virginia 347
Louisiana 476
Mississippi 294
South Carolina 163
Alabama 431
Arkansas 377

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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 5 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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