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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$27,883 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,371 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 22,298 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools 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 the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communication Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named San Joaquin Delta College the best value school in the United States for communication sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delta is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delta are $9,072 a year.

Delta excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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#3

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Plattsburgh. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. SUNY Plattsburgh is a small public school located in the town of Plattsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Plattsburgh are $18,841 per year.

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#4

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicopee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Elms College are $39,449 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Elms College also did well on our Best Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Communication Sciences at Elms College Report

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 5 spot on the list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
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Great Lakes

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

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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