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2023 Most Popular Online Communication Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
$46,620 Avg Salary
$21,429 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 22,298 communication sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Communication Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for communication sciences students. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

On average, communication sciences graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $25,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for communication sciences students pursuing an online degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at ASU - Skysong take out is $20,499. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $374.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from OSU carry an average student debtload of $21,009. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $360.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

The excellent online programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,724
Arizona 462
Oklahoma 288
New Mexico 230

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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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