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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,119 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

Communication Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 249 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa

Check out the communication sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in Iowa for communication sciences students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at Iowa accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $482.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa list.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year. The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at UNI take out is $20,250.

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#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA
$33,570 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Ambrose University is a great value for communication sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Ambrose University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Ambrose University is ranked #2 for overall quality for communication sciences in Iowa.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 325
Missouri 598
Nebraska 141
Kansas 241
South Dakota 72
North Dakota 129

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

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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