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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,378 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,315 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

With 325 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #12 most popular major in Minnesota.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for communication sciences students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 per year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at Minnesota State Mankato accumulate an average of around $23,500 in student debt.

Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 a year. After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from St. Cloud State University carry an average student debtload of $20,500.

Full Communication Sciences at Saint Cloud State University Report

$9,468 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 per year. Communication Sciences majors at MSU Moorhead take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Communication Sciences at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

$13,850 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $13,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at UMN Duluth accumulate an average of around $22,000 in student debt.

UMN Duluth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Minnesota list.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $22,264.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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
Iowa 249
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 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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