2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
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.
2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the communication sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Most Popular Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences
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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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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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 924 |
Michigan | 511 |
Indiana | 480 |
Wisconsin | 585 |
Majors Related to Communication Sciences
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Communication Sciences Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 Majors Related to Communication Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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