2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Oklahoma
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 288 degrees and certificates from an Oklahoma school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
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The Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Oklahoma ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Oklahoma 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Oklahoma Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences
Our analysis found Northeastern State University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Oklahoma. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $7,115 per year. On average, communication sciences graduates from NSU take out $15,458 in student loans while working on their degree.
NSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Oklahoma list.
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The excellent programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Oklahoma. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOHSC are $8,004 per year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at UOHSC accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Oklahoma. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OSU are $9,244 a year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at OSU accumulate an average of around $21,009 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $360, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
OSU also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Oklahoma rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Oklahoma list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $8,030 per year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at UCO take out is $18,179.
UCO did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Oklahoma list.
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The excellent programs at University of Tulsa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Oklahoma. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
University of Tulsa undergraduate students pay an average of $45,138 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Tulsa also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Oklahoma list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,724 |
Arizona | 462 |
New Mexico | 230 |
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Majors Related to Communication Sciences
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Communication Sciences Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Communication Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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