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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Basic 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

About 89% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the United States. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

Of the 18 students majoring in communication sciences at Cerritos College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reedley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools list. Reedley College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Reedley.

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#5

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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Communication Sciences by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 7 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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