2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking.

Speech Communication is the 17th most popular major in the country with 41,970 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 985 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in speech communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent speech communication programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the speech communication program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication in Pennsylvania

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$20,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 20 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719.

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#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #2 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Speech Communication at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#3

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$16,830 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Speech Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ship, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ship are $16,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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