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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$70,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 860 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree 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.

Check out the communication sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 48 students majoring in communication sciences at Northwestern, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in communication sciences at Rush University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 924
Michigan 511
Indiana 480
Wisconsin 585

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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