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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Colleges
$45,425 Avg Salary
$17,992 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication Sciences 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Utah State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $18,750.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, communication sciences graduates from BYU take out $9,100 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The excellent programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Communication Sciences majors at ISU take out an average of $19,825 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at CU - Boulder take out is $16,401.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, communication sciences graduates from University of Northern Colorado take out $21,500 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $361.

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With a ranking of #7, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at UW accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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The University of Montana ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication sciences programs. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $18,870 in student debt.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 184
Utah 647
Idaho 88
Montana 52
Wyoming 54

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 10 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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