2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communication Sciences
Our analysis found San Joaquin Delta College to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Delta is a fairly large public school located in the city of Stockton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delta are $9,072 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Delta also is in the top 10% of our Best Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for communication sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per 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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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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Elms College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the United States. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chicopee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Elms College are $39,449 a year.
Elms College also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.
UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.
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Communication Sciences Related Majors for Communication Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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