2024 Best Speech Communication Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #86 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Speech Communication Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 doctor's degrees in speech communication during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on speech communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other speech communication students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized speech communication related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for speech communication students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Speech Communication Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Speech Communication Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Speech Communication in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for speech communication students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Speech Communication

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in speech communication. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in speech communication from Columbia University in the City of New York

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in speech communication. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in speech communication from University of Maryland - College Park

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University at Buffalo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in speech communication. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in speech communication from University at Buffalo

Best Speech Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best speech communication schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	13
Pennsylvania	311	4
Maryland	190	8
Delaware	63	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Speech Communication

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Speech Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	26
Other Communication & Media Studies	23
Communications	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.