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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

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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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular school in the Plains States Region for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

Of the 43 students majoring in communication sciences at UNI, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 95% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Kansas Report

#4

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 5% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Of the 37 students majoring in communication sciences at UNL, 3% are male and 97% are female.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#6

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Women make up 91% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

About 82% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Iowa

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication sciences programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 97% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Communication Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 97% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Full Communication Sciences at Saint Louis University Report

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 325
Iowa 249
Nebraska 141
Missouri 598
Kansas 241
South Dakota 72
North Dakota 129

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

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

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 25 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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