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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois

19 Colleges
$46,022 Avg Salary
$22,719 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication Sciences 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Illinois to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at Illinois State accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Communication Sciences majors at UIUC take out an average of $21,304 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $315, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.

After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from Elmhurst carry an average student debt load of $22,500.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for communication sciences students. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, communication sciences graduates from NIU take out $26,102 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Communication Sciences at Northern Illinois University Report

#5

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 19 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Xavier University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from SXU carry an average student debt load of $20,875.

Full Communication Sciences at Saint Xavier University Report

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

On average, communication sciences graduates from SIUE take out $22,502 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Communication Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from GSU carry an average student debt load of $29,312.

Full Communication Sciences at Governors State University Report

#9

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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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 19 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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