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

9 Colleges
$70,369 Avg Salary

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. 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 88% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 13 students majoring in communication sciences at UT Austin, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

Women make up 90% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in communication sciences at UNT, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

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

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 9 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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