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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in the New England Region for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 84% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Connecticut Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 75% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Communication Sciences at Northeastern University Report

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 589
Connecticut 226
New Hampshire 82
Maine 44
Vermont 36
Rhode Island 95

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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