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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, communication sciences was ranked 10th in North Carolina. In fact, 452 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina 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

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in North Carolina for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Full Communication Sciences at East Carolina University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina Central University is a great place for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 3% are male.

Full Communication Sciences at North Carolina Central University Report

Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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

Full Communication Sciences at Appalachian State University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in communication sciences at WCU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Communication Sciences at Western Carolina University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 96% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in communication sciences at UNC Greensboro, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,159
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 6 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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