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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

With 22,298 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 121 students majoring in communication sciences at NUS Florida, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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Out of the 64 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Of the 100 students majoring in communication sciences at UCF, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Out of the 64 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in communication sciences at VSU, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

About 92% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 64 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Women make up 98% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in communication sciences at USF Tampa, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

About 98% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 2% are male.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Murray State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

About 98% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 2% are male.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Florida International University Miami, FL
12 University of Mississippi University, MS

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,159
North Carolina 452
Tennessee 425
Georgia 367
Kentucky 321
West Virginia 199
Virginia 347
Alabama 431
Louisiana 476
Mississippi 294
South Carolina 163
Arkansas 377

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Communication Sciences Focus Areas

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 27 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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